The report that Bushido was found dead has its origins in a “jokes” page. The rapper is doing well and is in good health.
“Bushido was found dead” – The most important thing to start with:
- A report claims that Bushido was found dead in a hotel.
- The report can be traced back to a website called channel24news.
- It is a “jokes site” where users can create and publish their own stories.
We received inquiries about a report that the Berlin rapper Bushido was found dead in a hotel. The article looks like this:
The text of the article is as follows:
Police confirmed on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. that Bushido (Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi) was found dead. So far the causes are still unclear.
The Berlin police are investigating this, but assume it was murder.Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi was found dead on Saturday afternoon in a hotel after the cleaning lady went to clean the rooms. She saw the dead man lying on the bed. There are no signs of a break-in, but all the evidence points to a probable murder.
The fact check
We are dealing with a “fun side” here. Users can write their own “jokes” and messages on the website and then send them to their friends. (see last picture in the gallery)
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Channel24news reminds us a lot of 24aktuelles – only in English. The site also allows users to make up a story and post it on the website as a “joke”. ( we reported )
However, the channel24news website definitely lacks a report button that users can use to report abuse. Because in contrast to channel24news, 24aktuelles doesn't tolerate everything.
Conclusion:
At first glance, a message like this may seem real, but it's worth taking a look at the website. So you quickly realize that this is a “jokes page” where you can invent and publish your own story.
Unfortunately, there is a lot of mischief with such sites. Like, for example, saying someone is dead. And let’s remember the “ clown attacks ” of 2016, which caused a wave of panic. So think carefully about what kind of fake news you really want to put out into the world.
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In the future, we will NOT discuss every single article from channel24news - due to the high number of false reports and the simple explanation!
However, it may be possible that from time to time a message that originates from such “fun sites” appears on our website, provided that it has been picked up and processed by a third party. (For example, blogs or Facebook posts that make their claims from an article by channel24news but also by nsfnews or 24aktuelles).
Article image: Shutterstock / By Markus Wissmann
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