Donald Trump Is Not Dead
The Claim
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is dead.
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A claim purporting that the former U.S. President Donald Trump died has recently gone viral.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulating claim and found it to be satirical. Former President Trump is alive and well.
Moreover, the screenshot purporting to show a CNN article reporting the demise of Trump is fabricated.
Misbar’s team thoroughly searched the CNN website and social media accounts and found no similar articles.
Reuters fact-checked the claim and found it to be satirical.
Twitter ended up clarifying that the circulating screenshot is fabricated and falsely attributed to CNN.
“Trump is Dead” Trending on Twitter
Twitter users systemically and deliberately shared the false allegation to undermine Elon Musk’s views on disinformation following his Twitter takeover.
Many Twitter users praised the stunt as a retaliation against Musk.
Some internet users were confused by the trend.
Elon Musk Twitter Takeover
Elon Musk finalized his 44 billion Twitter acquisition last week.
The takeover has rekindled the online debates about the safety of using Twitter after its purchase. The uproar was intensified by Musk’s new plans to make money from the app.
For example, the billionaire announced that Twitter’s “blue tick,” which was hitherto free, will be combined with the “Twitter Blue” subscription service, for a monthly fee of $8.
Celebrities such as the renowned writer Stephen King expressed their rejection of the new plan.
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