Paul Horner, key distributor of fake news during 2016 election, dies at 38 [View all]

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A leading purveyor of fake news in the 2016 presidential election has died outside Phoenix at the age of 38.

A Maricopa County sheriff’s office spokesman, Mark Casey, said on Tuesday authorities had discovered Paul Horner dead in his bed on 18 September.

Casey said the Maricopa County medical examiner had performed an autopsy which showed there were no signs of foul play. He said Horner had a history of prescription drug abuse and that “evidence at the scene suggested this could be an accidental overdose”.

Horner was known for writing false stories and disseminating internet hoaxes that often went viral on Facebook and hoodwinked thousands of people.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/27/paul-horner-dead-fake-news-trump