“MICHAEL SCHUMACHER DIES AFTER YEARS OF FIGHT” This is how a status post on Facebook begins that has been doing the rounds for hours.
Michael Schumacher – Mystery about his health! Apparently the tastelessness on the internet knows no bounds! A status post has been doing the rounds on Facebook for hours with the title: “MICHAEL SCHUMACHER DIES AFTER YEARS OF FIGHT”! But be careful: this is false news.
For more than four years, Michael Schumacher way back to life after his serious skiing accident. But one thing is still unclear: How is the Formula 1 record world champion really doing, because the management and his family are keeping quiet about his health! is not the first time that they have made it easy for fake news inventors .
This status post surprises many users:
If you follow the status post, you will end up on a page from Croatia with the following content (sic!)
Yesterday evening, the former Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher died in his hospital, according to the doctors, the cause was brain failure.
The doctors said it was an unexpected death as Michael Schumacher's condition has improved significantly over the last few years and he should even be able to walk himself.
As a reminder, Formula 1 record world champion Michael Schumacher (44) falls on a ski slope in Meribel in the French Alps.
He hits a rock with his head, which is protected by a helmet, and suffers a severe traumatic brain injury.
The helmet, the doctors later said, saved his life in this situation. In the end, the Formula 1 record world champion Michael Schumacher died.
The relatives are in deep mourning. The date of his funeral is not yet known and will probably take place in closed circles.
This is a typical fake news report!
The aim of this fake news is to lure Internet users to a website with scary reports. This in turn is called “fabricated content” and is part of the pseudo-editorially designed commercial fake news.
The operator of this Croatian site wants to make money with fake news, which he probably managed, because at times the site is so overloaded that it keeps crashing! If you would like to find out more about the topic of fake news, you are welcome to read our report: “ Commercial Fake News ”.
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