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In July 2017, a web site called Action News 3 published an article reporting that former The Price Is Right game show host Bob Barker had died of a head injury sustained in a fall at home: As is often the case with the celebrity death hoax form of fake news, one single, disreputable source reported what would have been major entertainment news covered by multiple national news outlet if it were true. There was a nugget of truth in the hoax, as People magazine had recently reported that Barker had sought medical treatment after falling and hitting his head at home, but the injury was not serious and Barker was described as being on the mend (rather than dead): Nonetheless, the false report of Barker's death spread via social media sites such as Twitter:
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