Claim: Q: Is Pope Francis dying? A: There is no credible evidence that he is terminally ill. The viral claim is based on a single news story published Dec. 7 by Newsmax, a conservative news outlet, which attributed the information to an unidentified Vatican source. No other publication has reported it. FULL QUESTION Is Pope Francis dying? The attached fake article is going around without a link to open and confirm if it's actually an article.
Fact-check: Pope Francis Continues to be Active, Despite Unsupported Report of Declining Health - FactCheck.org
Verdict: q: is pope francis dying? a: there is no credible evidence that he is terminally ill. the viral claim is based on a single news story published dec. 7 by newsmax, a conservative news outlet, which attributed the information to an unidentified vatican source. no other publication has reported it. full question is pope francis dying? the attached fake article is going around without a link to open and confirm if it's actually an article.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brea Jones
Date published: 2021-12-10T23:36:51