Clint Eastwood Is NOT Dead – Death Hoax Spreading Rapidly
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The claim
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What the fact-checkers found
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Posts claiming that veteran actor Clint Eastwood has died are circulating rapidly via social media.
However, the claims are untrue. Clint Eastwood is not dead.
Many of the false death posts come from a click-bait fake-news website that is designed to look like it is part of CNN.
The fraudulent website uses the CNN logo and includes “cnn” in it URL to make its spurious claims seem more believable. The site calls itself “CNN International Edition”, although it has no connection to CNN whatsoever. On its About Page, the site claims the letters “CNN” in its name stand for “Chinese Network News”
The About Page also includes the following disclaimer
We are are a news site located in Singapore dedicated to bringing you the very best in satire news articles for the local Singaporean people along with international readers.
In no way do we claim these articles to be true or accurate. They are for entertainment purposes only.
In no way do we affiliate ourselves with any other genuine news sites.
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For the record, there are no credible news or media reports that support the claims that Clint Eastwood has died. Of course, had the iconic star really passed away, his demise would be front-page news all around the world.
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