According to a post currently being shared on social media, American actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood has died of a heart attack.
The post features an image of Eastwood along with a candle flame graphic and the words “rest in peace 1930 – 2019”. It also includes the logo of US news outlet CNN.
Clicking the post opens a website that supposedly provides more information about the star’s demise.
For the record, there are no credible news or media reports that support the claim that Clint Eastwood has died.
A screenshot of the hoax post:
A very similar hoax circulated back in mid-2017. Several more versions of the hoax have circulated since then.
Celebrity death hoaxes are common. It is a good idea to verify any posts claiming that a celebrity has died before clicking on or sharing them.
This Hoax-Slayer report on the topic provides more information.
Caution! Check Before Clicking on That “Dead Celebrity” Post
Importance Notice
After considerable thought and with an ache in my heart, I have decided that the time has come to close down the Hoax-Slayer website.These days, the site does not generate enough revenue to cover expenses, and I do not have the financial resources to sustain it going forward.
Moreover, I now work long hours in a full-time and physically taxing job, so maintaining and managing the website and publishing new material has become difficult for me.
And finally, after 18 years of writing about scams and hoaxes, I feel that it is time for me to take my fingers off the keyboard and focus on other projects and pastimes.
When I first started Hoax-Slayer, I never dreamed that I would still be working on the project all these years later or that it would become such an important part of my life. It's been a fantastic and engaging experience and one that I will always treasure.
I hope that my work over the years has helped to make the Internet a little safer and thwarted the activities of at least a few scammers and malicious pranksters.
A Big Thank You
I would also like to thank all of those wonderful people who have supported the project by sharing information from the site, contributing examples of scams and hoaxes, offering suggestions, donating funds, or helping behind the scenes.I would especially like to thank David White for his tireless contribution to the Hoax-Slayer Facebook Page over many years. David's support has been invaluable, and I can not thank him enough.
Closing Date
Hoax-Slayer will still be around for a few weeks while I wind things down. The site will go offline on May 31, 2021. While I will not be publishing any new posts, you can still access existing material on the site until the date of closure.Thank you, one and all!
Brett Christensen,
Hoax-Slayer
