Charles Manson Has Now Died But He Did NOT Kill Any Nurses
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What the fact-checkers found
Charles Manson has indeed died. However, the report discussed below is fake-news that began circulating long before Manson’s death. Manson did not kill any nurses as claimed in the fake report.
The report, which began circulating via social media in early 2017, claimed that Charles Manson had been found dead in a hospital room after killing five nurses.
In November 2017, history caught up with the hoax and Charles Manson did die in hospital. However, he certainly did not kill any nurses as claimed in the fake story.
The bogus story came from a fake-news website called Now8News. The site churns out an endless stream of utter drivel tricked up as news. It publishes these fictional reports in an effort to gain more site visitors and thereby generate more revenue. Nothing published on Now8News should be taken seriously.
Example (From February 2017) :
Charles Manson Found Dead in Hospital After Killing 5 Nurses – News 8 – California – Charles Manson, leader of the 1960’s cult group the ‘Manson Family’ was found dead in his hospital room early Tuesday morning. Hospital staff approached Manson’s private hospital room after they heard strange noises of banging and hollering at approximately 3:17 AM. When they arrived, they found him on the ground with a slit throat and 5 dead nurses in the room with him
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