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On 23 June 2017, the fake news web site the Last Line of Defense (LLOD) posted an article reporting that actor Johnny Depp will be charged under the Patriot Act for plotting to kill President Trump: Albeit inspired by an actual incident — an ill-conceived comment Depp made during a public appearance in England (for which Depp later apologized) — the claim that Homeland Security announced he will be charged with terrorism is a complete fabrication (as is the claim that Depp is known to be a devotee of Islam and a practicing jihadist). No such reports have emerged in reliable mainstream news sources. According to the BBC, the Secret Service is tasked with monitoring and following up on threats against the U.S. president and was aware of Depp's statements, but in the absence of proof of a real intent to harm, artists are generally granted license under the First Amendment to wish the president dead without legal consequences, as was the case when Madonna made reference to blowing up the White House earlier in 2017: Finally, the Last Line of Defense is a self-described satirical publication whose content must always be taken with a very large grain of salt:
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