Former US President Jimmy Carter was falsely announced dead and went viral despite an obviously fake letter that called his late wife ‘a baddie’.
US politicians reacted to the fake news and some media organizations even ran stories after a letter circulating X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday morning declared Carter, 99, deceased.
The letter from the ‘Office of Jimmy Carter’ stated that he ‘died peacefully, with family by his side’, at his home in Plains, Georgia, at 1.34am on Tuesday.
It listed various of his accomplishments as America’s 39th president, but also contained some content that clearly sounded off.
In particular, the letter quoted Carter comparing the late Rosalynn Carter to other former first ladies.
At her passing last November, President Carter said, “Rosalynn was a baddie. Jill, Melania, even throat goat Nancy Reagan had nothing on Rosalynn. She was the original Brat.”‘
Rosalynn died aged 96 on November 19 after a 77-year marriage with Jimmy and serving as a human rights and mental health advocate.
Tuesday’s letter also quoted the former president as saying that their marriage was his greatest achievement and that ‘as long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me’.
The letter appeared to first have been shared by far-right political activist Laura Loomer, FOX 5 reported.
Loomer took down the post after it receives many re-posts, and she called the letter ‘gross’.
‘Why would someone fabricate a letter saying a President died? I have deleted the letter and I’m keeping President Carter and his family in my prayers,’ wrote Loomer on X. ‘People should not post death hoaxes.’
The ex-president remains in hospice. His 100th birthday is approaching on October 1, and many believe he will hang on at least until then.
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