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Oct 10, 2017 · Claim: Acclaimed actor Morgan Freeman died in October 2017 at the age of 80. Rating: False. About this rating. On 5 October 2017, a false story announcing actor Morgan Freeman had died at the...
In 2012, Freeman was the victim of an online death hoax after a Facebook page announcing the then-75-year-old actor's demise earned more than 842,000 "likes."
Sep 11, 2012 · Freeman was once again the victim of an online death hoax this week, after a Facebook page announcing the 75-year-old actor's demise amassed more than 842,000 "likes."
- Morgan Freeman Reportedly Died in 2012
- Morgan Freeman Responded to The Death Rumors
- Other Celebrity Death Hoaxes
In 2012, Freeman was keeping pace with his long-running career. He had a movie in theaters, The Magic of Belle Isle, and he was recording a new movie. But then a report appeared that he had unexpectedly died. According to Reuters, a Facebook page posted the “news,” saying, “At about 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, our beloved actor Morgan Freeman passed awa...
Fans who fell for the hoax had good reason to be slightly more cautious about the news. Only two years earlier, the claim that Freeman had died at home swept social media before being debunked. This time, Freeman himself took to Facebook to dispel the rumors. He posted a picture of himself and wrote, “Like Mark Twain, I keep reading that I have die...
According to E! News, several celebrities have been reported dead before their time. This list includes James Earl Jones, Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy, and Celine Dion. Justin Timberlake and Britney Spearswere even once rumored to have died together in a car crash when they were dating. No matter how many people fall for a fake death story, the truth a...
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Dec 17, 2010 · NEW YORK (CBS) Morgan Freeman is "very much alive," his publicist confirmed after a rumor circulated Thursday on Twitter claiming the actor had died. The fraudulent tweet, purportedly posted by...
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- CBS News
Oct 15, 2017 · Morgan Freeman has been targeted in a death hoax by a fake news story that is getting some social lift, but, don’t worry, as of October 15, the famed actor was not dead.
