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Wrestling Star John Cena is NOT Dead

Fact-check by Hoax-SlayerPublished 1 min read

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The claim

Circulating social media message claims that World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star John Cena has died of a head injury while practicing a wrestling stunt with a WWE co-star.

John Cena(John Felix Anthony Cena) of World Wrestling Entertainment died in a head injury while perfecting a wrestling stunt with WWE wrestler, Dwayne Johnson or also known as The Rock. Authorities are now investigating. Watch the original video clip from WWE and their effort to save JOHN CENA (for 18yrs & above) –> [Link Removed]

Rated Hoax by Hoax-Slayer.

What the fact-checkers found

The claims in the message are untrue. John Cena is alive and well. The message is a variant of another hoax that claims that WWE star Undertaker has died of a neck injury. The messages are designed to trick users into installing a rogue Facebook application and participating in bogus online surveys.

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