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Unravelling the virality of death hoaxes—featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Lata Mangeshkar and now Shreyas Talpade
From fake rumours of Amitabh Bachchan dying in a car crash to Lata Mangeshkar tweeting to confirm s…
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An American fugitive who faked his own death and fled to Scotland to escape rape charges has been extradited to the US
Nicholas Rossi, who also went by the names Nicholas Alahverdian and Arthur Knight, was caught in Gl…
Polly Thompson
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Putin fake death rumors are being spread by the Kremlin to gauge Russian reactions, Ukraine intelligence says
The Kremlin is using fake rumors about Putin's death spreading on social media to test how Russians…
Thibault Spirlet
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Russian media cited fake rumors of a Mossad agent named 'Eli Copter' being involved in the helicopter crash that killed Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi
The "Eli Copter" meme originated as an online meme lampooning claims that Mossad was involved in Ra…
Matthew Loh
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The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with an Mi-8 helicopter was shot to death in Spain
Russian pilot Maksym Kuzminov defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter and urged other Russians t…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A funeral home owner sold organs and body parts without permission for years and returned fake cremations where customers received concrete mix or swapped ashes, prosecutors say
In an email to a medical customer buying organs, the woman wrote, "How about a deal on 3 full embal…
Azmi Haroun
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An influencer went viral for posting a video that looked like he died after jumping in front of a train. Then police arrested him and accused him of faking his own death for clout.
Irfan Khan, 28, was arrested and slapped with charges, including endangering his own life, being a …
Cheryl Teh
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An LA Taco Bell drive-thru worker was shot and killed by a customer who tried to pay with a fake $20 bill, family says
Alejandro Garcia was shot after two men tried to pay with what appeared to be a counterfeit bill, h…
Sophia Ankel
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No, MrBeast has not died. The YouTuber was forced to address a fake viral tweet about his death: 'Why does this have 100,000 likes? Lol'
The fake news amassed over 160,000 likes on Twitter and even stunned the creator.
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Fake footage of The Simpsons 'predicting' the Queen's death has gone viral as part of a controversial trend of Simpsons-based misinformation
A doctored image appearing to depict the death of Queen Elizabeth II on "The Simpsons" is going vir…
Charissa Cheong
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Assam reports first Coronavirus death as confirmed cases reach 28
Guwahati, Apr 10 () Assam on Friday reported the first death due to complications related to COVID-…
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Ecuadorian gang 'Los Lobos' says it's being framed with a fake video for killing a presidential candidate
In a video, men claiming to be members of the gang said imposters were trying to frame them for Wed…
Charles R. Davis
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Lil Tay's new music release is making fans think her death hoax was a PR stunt
Commenters are gesturing at the closeness of the death hoax and the release of her track, "Sucker 4…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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A US fugitive who faked his death to escape rape charge was captured when he went to hospital suffering from severe COVID-19
Nicholas Rossi faked his own death and was living off-grid until he became dangerously ill with COV…
Bethany Dawson
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The extraordinary case of a man with multiple aliases, arrested in a Scottish hospital, who it was finally confirmed is a US rape suspect who faked his own death
Nicholas Rossi was wanted on a rape charge in Utah but was believed to have died until he went for …
Alia Shoaib
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Indian gangs are 'fake-killing' people to claim life insurance payouts, report says
Scammers in India are being driven by crushing poverty, government neglect, and political oppressio…
Sam Tabahriti
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West Virginia husband and wife jailed for elaborate scheme to fake woman's death to dodge jail term
The duo was given jail sentences for trying to fake her death in an elaborate scheme to avoid feder…
Cheryl Teh
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The making of a fake war hero: An American who reinvented himself as a social-media soldier in Ukraine is accused of 'stolen valor'
James Vasquez became the face of foreign fighters and heroism in Ukraine. But all was not as it see…
Alia Shoaib
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A famous Japanese video game creator was falsely linked to the assassination fo Shinzo Abe. Now he says he's considering legal action.
A false claim that Hideo Kojima was linked to the killing of Shinzo Abe went viral and was repeated…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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A man who raised thousands after the death of his spouse was arrested after police say he killed his husband and staged a crime scene
A Florida man who raised thousands on GoFundMe for his husband's funeral has been accused by police…