They go low: Now CNN is trawling obituaries to dig up fake news

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Quite a few people might remember a death notice published months before the 2016 election which claimed the deceased had chosen to “pass into the eternal love of God” rather than face the prospect of voting for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.The notice went viral, and the woman’s family admitted to the local news that it was written as a lighthearted joke.

CNN is passing around another death notice today about a man who died in peace upon hearing that the president had been impeached, although there’s no indication from either the tweet or accompanyingheadline that the anecdote isanything but fact:

Read more: http://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2017/04/17/they-go-low-now-cnn-is-trawling-obituaries-to-dig-up-fake-news/

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