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  • 2016-07-10 (xsd:date)
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  • Nicolas Cage Death Hoax (en)
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  • A message reporting that actor Nicolas Cage had died in a motorcycle accident was widely circulated on Facebook in July 2016: This graphic includes conflicting claims: The title of the message asserts that Nicolas Cage passed away in a motorcycle accident, but the text of the quoted article states that the actor died from a skiing accident after being air-lifted by a ski patrol to a local hospital. In fact, the portion of this hoax relating to a ski accident has been circulating for several years. In 2013 the web site Global Associated News, a site known for publishing death hoaxes, falsely claimed that Cage has perished in a snowboarding accident: This hoax was also circulated with another image purportedly showing the scene of the crash: While this image does depict the scene of a real motorcycle crash, Cage was not involved in it. This photograph depicts a 2011 incident that resulted in a 22-year-old Navy sailor's death. The false rumor claiming that Nicolas Cage had passed away in a motorcycle accident was started by the web site Viralvines.site. This site has been responsible for a string of death hoaxes which have recently killed a variety of celebrities, including wrestler John Cena and Vin Diesel: Nicolas Cage did not die in a motorcycle accident (or a snowboarding accident) in July 2016. As of this writing, the actor is still alive and well. (en)
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