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'Is George Zimmerman really dead?' Mob pops the champagne as Twitter claims latest victim

It’s been one hell of a week for George Zimmerman. After his acquittal on Saturday, news surfaced that he won the lottery (spoiler: he didn’t), only to be found dead in a hotel room. Or maybe his house. But it was definitely murder … or suicide.

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No, not for real — a major disappointment to the bloodthirsty Zimmerman lynch mob. But the Twitter death toll rose again after a fake TMZ account announced “exclusive photos” of a dead Zimmerman.

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A fake Fox News account “reported” two versions of the story.

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Fact check:

https://twitter.com/AdornMii/status/357922490938437634

https://twitter.com/KeeBased69/status/357916989072748544

Hush now. That’s no way to spread a death hoax! And anyway, there’s champagne to crack open.

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https://twitter.com/TaQuasia__x/status/357928791986806784

So much for the hopes and dreams of this crowd:

https://twitter.com/kissndtel/status/358110375230713857

https://twitter.com/Adrasteia97/status/358078832965722112

https://twitter.com/Bluntly_Me/status/358019002796216320

https://twitter.com/_chynaaBabyy/status/357958641598480384