NewsGuard identified 19 prominent accounts that shared the idea that Mr. Biden was potentially dead or close to death, with most failing to backtrack after his public appearance.
Conversations on platform X regarding Mr. Biden being dead received significant traction, highlighting the spread of false information and conspiracy theories even as evidence proved otherwise.
Even after Mr. Biden's return to public view, many accounts on X continued to ignore the facts or fuel further unfounded conspiracy theories about his health.
Despite clear evidence of Mr. Biden's living status, only a few of the 19 accounts that initially spread the false claims acknowledged their mistake, showcasing the challenge in addressing and correcting misinformation online.
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