Did legendary actor Morgan Freeman just die suddenly in the hospital from cancer?!
Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Morgan Freeman Just Died Suddenly From Cancer!
People are sharing YouTube and Facebook videos claiming that legendary singer Dolly Parton just died suddenly of a stroke, with titles like :
Funeral in Hollywood / Morgan Freeman Officially Dies at 85, Goodbye Legend
The Funeral Is In 3 Days / Actor Morgan Freeman
Funeral at the church, This will be the last time fans will see Morgan Freeman, Rest In Peace!
5 Minutes Ago / Died in the Hospital / Goodbye Morgan Freeman
SUDDEN DEATH of terminal cancer! Morgan Freeman has left fans with great pain.
5 mins ago / R.I.P. Legendary actor Morgan Freeman, Goodby Morgan Freeman
We Have Extreme Sad News For 85-year old Morgan Freeman As He Is Confirmed To Be… RIP
Heartbreaking Final Moments of Actor Morgan Freeman – Cause of Death is Hidden!
Died of natural cases, Hollywood pays tribute to actor Morgan Freeman
Truth : Morgan Freeman Did NOT Die Suddenly From Cancer!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created and propagated by people to generate income from page / video views and advertising, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : No Legitimate Media Outlet Reported His Death
These YouTube and Facebook videos have been circulating for months now, but people don’t seem to notice that no legitimate media has reported Morgan Freeman’s death.
Morgan Freeman is such a Hollywood legend, his death would have been covered globally by the media and celebrity blogs.
Yet, no legitimate media outlet, nor celebrity blog, has reported that Morgan Freeman died recently from any cause. Why should you believe no-name websites, or random YouTube / Facebook videos?
Fact #2 : Morgan Freeman Is Still Alive + Well!
Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is still very much alive and well, as of Saturday, May 20, 2023, when he last posted on Instagram and Twitter about Muppets Mayhem streaming on Disney+!
On May 10, he posted the video trailer for Through the Wormhole, on its 10th anniversary.
All those posts came many days to weeks after those YouTube and Facebook videos claimed that he died suddenly from cancer, or some other cause of death.
Fact #3 : The Videos Provided No Evidence For His Death
To generate ad money, the videos must engage you long enough, so they come up with some story that Morgan Freeman was suffering from a “dangerous disease” or a “stroke”, and they drag out the video with details about Morgan Freeman’s life.
In any case, after watching the videos, you will realise that none of them offered any evidence that Morgan Freeman died from cancer or any disease.
That may anger you, but it doesn’t matter. They got you to watch the video, generating income for them. And they know that most people will not realise that, and forward the fake news to their family and friends!
Fact #4 : They Edited Real Photos
To make their videos more convincing, these fake video creators add faces of celebrities like Chris Tucker and Will Smith to the fake Morgan Freeman funeral photos.
Take for example, this photo of Chris Tucker and Will Smith apparently carrying Morgan Freeman’s coffin. Not only do their heads look ridiculously large, their faces look much sharper and are more vibrant in colour than the rest of the photo.
That’s because the fake news creator use the funeral photo of Fairgrounds Holdings CEO Michael Montshiwa, who was murdered in Botswana in 2016. The fake news creator had to make the heads of Chris Tucker and Will Smith larger to cover up the faces of the real men in the real photo.
The fake news creator also added a framed photo of Morgan Freeman. In the real photo, you can see that the coffin does not have a framed photo hanging from the front.
Fact #5 : Morgan Freeman Death Hoax Is Driven By Fake Fact Check Too
This Morgan Freeman death hoax, ironically, is also being driven by another fake fact check article by MediaMass Project.