Fact check: Did 'Jeopardy' host Alex Trebek die due to complications? Rumours clarified

ongoing coronavirus pandemic has led to a number of fake stories being passed around on internet. Amidst fake stories doing rounds on internet, re are dedicated websites who are focussed upon sharing fabricated news in order to confuse people. Recently, one such site claimed that an important personality of entertainment industry has passed away. 

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website Conservative Tears recently revealed that rewned television personality Alex Trebek has passed away. website also took a dig at political standpoint of Alex Trebek stating that his conservative political beliefs are reason he will be leaving behind a fortune for generations to come. Conservative Tears also claimed that Alex Trebek died due to 'complications' but did t state which health complications.

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Rating - False

Alex Trebek might be going through some serious health issues due to pancreatic cancer, But he has come forward in March 2020 and expressed that he is fighting a long battle with utmost strength. television personality has been fighting a battle since March 2019, when he first started taking chemorapy for cancer. re have been reports about Alex Trebek's passing from any trustable source. So report can be classified as false

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A website named Conservative tears has been torious in past to share fake stories about kwn personalities. y predominantly share death hoaxes and ir website has a tagline of 'Death Hoaxes For Your Thoughts And Prayers. Conservative Tears website first ran fake story of Alex Trebek's passing which went viral on social media. story was later shared by a number of questionable websites also. 

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As fake story about Alex Trebek's passing started doing rounds on social media, a number of people wished to search for story's credibility. This led to a surge of Google searches about Alex Trebek's passing. Check it out below - 

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