It has been confirmed that Leonard Nimoy has died at the age of 83. The Star Trek star reportedly died at his home in Los Angeles after a recent hospitalization due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Nimoy announced the disease last year, which he believed was a result of years of smoking. The death was confirmed by his wife, Susan Bay Nimoy. Death Hoax? In the age of the internet death hoax, some readers have gone online upon hearing the news of Nimoy’s death, hoping it is merely another fake news report. Some have stumbled across fake news generators such as Mediamass, which reports a “death hoax” for virtually every celebrity. After reading the fake Mediamass “death hoax” story, some readers have been led to believe that a death hoax may have occurred just prior to Nimoy’s death. This is also inaccurate, as Mediamass simply re-dates all of their death hoax articles every few days. See our full write-up of Mediamass here. With reputable news sources reporting Nimoy’s death, and confirmation from Susan Bay Nimoy, it is unfortunately not a hoax. Nimoy’s official Twitter page confirmed the actor’s death with the following tweet: Leonard Nimoy 1931-2015 Read: http://t.co/pw7zYRRlts — Leonard Nimoy (@TheRealNimoy) [...]
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