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  • 2014-12-27 (xsd:date)
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  • Was DMX Arrested in a Dogfighting Ring Bust in 2014? (en)
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  • In this example collected via Twitter in December 2014: Origins: In December 2014, the website Infossip published an article claiming rapper Earl Simmons, better known by his stage name of DMX, had been arrested for running an underground dogfighting ring: The article quickly went viral, and since Infossip doesn't have a clear disclaimer labeling the website as a satirical fake news publication, thousands of people took to Facebook and Twitter to share their displeasure with the rapper: While it is true DMX was arrested in 2008 for animal cruelty, the story about his purported 2014 arrest on charges related to dogfighting is a complete work of fiction: Infossip was the only source to report on this news, and the photos used in this fake news article were actually taken from a dogfighting raid in August 2013 which resulted in the arrest of eight people (none of whom were named DMX or Earl Simmons). During the hospitalization that preceded DMX's death in 2021, this rumor surfaced once again, along with questions about whether he was tricked into smoking crack. (en)
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