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On 26 August 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick declined to stand for the national anthem during a NFL game, causing a flare-up of controversy. On 30 August 2016, what appeared to be a local news affiliate reported: The story is a hoax. Only one fly-by-night news site carried the fabrication. However, like many fake news stories using legitimate news outlet's call letters or other common regional affiliates' design elements, the claim quickly gained traction on social media. Needless to say, Kaepernick's death went unreported by any credible outlets. The article used a photograph of an Alameda County Coroner's van, which was stolen from a 2011 news item about an unrelated crime. The San Francisco 49ers' training facility is in Santa Clara, and Kaepernick reportedly lives in San Jose — both of which are in Santa Clara County, not Alameda County.
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