The news circulating online that Arnold Schwarzenegger is dead is fake. According to the fake report, the Austrian-American actor, filmmaker, author and former Governor of California (from 2003 until 2011) died of heart attack.
The news was started by a hoax website, MSMBC.co. The site published an article claiming the 68-year-old former professional bodybuilder and businessman suffered a heart attack that led to his death. The news went viral, leading his fans into a frenzy.
According to the fake report, the Los Angeles Police Department received a 911 emergency call about an “unresponsive male” from his house in California. The bogus reported also stated that, at the residence, Mr Schwarzenegger’s deceased body was found in his bed by the police.
However, the Terminator actor is alive and well, and Australian bodybuilder Calum von Moger took to his Facebook account to debunk the rumours.
“Arnold is NOT dead. This is a fake news website that uses the domain MSMBC.co in order to trick readers they are believing they are reading news from MSMBC.com
#fakenews,” Calum posted on his facebook wall.
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