It’s not true, Max is alive

On this occasion, one fake news site reported that Richards died in New York where he was said to be receiving medical attention while another site claimed the 85-yearold had passed away in California.

This created some consternation among the population yesterday, with members of the public calling Newsday to seek confirmation of Richards’ death. However, when contacted by Newsday yesterday afternoon, the former president’s daughter Maxine Richards said, “No, it is not true.” Last November, Richards was also said to have died in NY but the family debunked that report, with his wife Dr Jean Ramjohn-Richards, laughing as she told another newspaper, “He’s in good health generally and we’re going out to dinner tonight.” In recent months, a number of websites have posted fake news online on the death of several heads of states and governments, including Guyana’s former president Donald Ramotar.

Also, there have been numerous confirmed sightings, if these fake websites are to be believed, of Elvis, Big Foot and Genghis Khan.