'Second Time I've Died': Nobel Laureate Jelinek Denies Death Reports
- Austrian Nobel Prize winner Elfriede Jelinek has denied false reports of her death.
- Jelinek stated, 'Second time I've died,' in response to the rumors.
- The reports about her death were deemed false by Jelinek herself.
- These false reports of her death were originally published on doc.afp.com.
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'Second time I've died': Nobel laureate Jelinek denies death reports
Austrian Nobel Prize winner Elfriede Jelinek told AFP on Tuesday that she was alive and well, after German-speaking media reported a fake announcement that the writer had died.
The alleged death of Elfriede Jelinek was announced via a fake account.
Elfriede Jelinek lives, despite the numerous death reports about her. T-online also fell for a fake post. A mistake that should not have happened like this.
Through a fake account, the news spread that the author Elfriede Jelinek died – and not for the first time. Again, numerous media fell for a supposedly Italian Hoax factory.
Numerous media falsely report the demise of the Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek. The good news: The 78-year-old lives. The bad news: Behind the misreports is apparently a macabre prank.
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