Published 14:54 IST, June 24th 2021

John McAfee's tattoo: Know the hidden meaning behind McAfee's '$whackd' tattoo

As reports of John McAfee's death surfaced online, many people started asking questions about the John McAfee tattoo that he posted on his Twitter in 2019.

Reported by: Sakshat Kolhatkar
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Recent reports about John McAfee's death have sparked a flurry of conspiracy ories online. As per reports, John McAfee was found de in Spanish prison where he was being held by Spanish authorities. Many people online have dug up a few of John McAfee's older Tweets where he claims that 'If I suicide myself, I didn't. I was whackd'. Along with his Tweet, he posted a photo showing a tattoo on his upper arm that re 'Whackd'. Re on to know more about John McAfee's tattoo and why it's trending online. 

John McAfee Whacked Tattoo 

On November 30, 2019, John McAfee posted a tweet from his official Twitter account where he claimed that he h been getting 'subtle messages from US officials' saying in effect that y are coming for him and y are going to stage his 'suicide'. In his tweet, he mentioned that he got a tattoo that said 'Whackd' and told his followers that if it was ever reported that he h committed suicide, it would not be truth and that he was 'Whackd' by unknown assailants. This tweet and tattoo have gone viral over internet and many people are claiming that this proves that news about John McAfee suicide is not true, but a cover-up. 

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Triggered by this tweet and anor Tweet by McAfee where he says,'' Know that if I hang myself, a la Epstein, it will be no fault of mine.'', many conspiracy ories about true nature of McAfee's death are being circulated on Twitter. In anor tweet by Janice McAfee, wife of John McAfee said, ''Now US authorities are determined to have John die in prison to make an example of him for speaking out against corruption within ir government agencies. media continues to vilify him, per ir narrative, and re is no hope of him ever having a fair trial in America because re is no longer any justice in America.'' 

All se tweets have fueled unfounded ory that re's some mystery surrounding John McAfee's death. However, re is no basis or fact to se ories, and y should be taken with a grain of salt. McAfee was arrested by Spanish authorities back in 2020 after a request by US Department of Justice on charges of Tax evasion. On June 23, Spanish authorities h approved an extrition request for McAfee to be transferred to US. Hours later, McAfee was found de in Spanish prison where he was being kept. 

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IMAGE: JOHN MCAFEE TWITTER

14:54 IST, June 24th 2021