No, American Wrestler Undertaker Did Not Die
The Claim
The American wrestling champion Undertaker has died after contracting the COVID-19 virus.
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Emerging story
Facebook and Twitter accounts have recently shared an alleged news that the American wrestling champion known as Undertaker has died of COVID-19.
Description: The screenshots and link capture the purported claim as it was shared on Facebook.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar’s team investigated the circulated claim and found that it was misleading. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) did not announce the passing away of American wrestling champion Mark William Calaway, better known as The Undertaker. Nor was the news announced by any international media. Also, a few hours ago, WWE posted on its official Facebook page a video of a wrestling match, commenting, “On this day in 2000, Dwayne The Rock Johnson & The Undertaker were overwhelmed by Kane, William Regal & Rikishi in a Handicap Match.”
International media outlets announced the death of Belgian kickboxing champion Frederic Sinistra, also nicknamed The Undertaker, days after he left the hospital at his will while infected with COVID-19, but his wife denied that the cause of death was COVID-19. The Belgian champion passed away at the age of 41.
Mark Calaway, or The Undertaker, was born in 1965 in Texas, the U.S. He has participated in the WWF and has been an actor in several films.
Translated by Ahmed N. A. Almassri
