The false death of Chomsky: how fake news is born (and buried)

Rome, 19 June 2024 — Avram Noam Chomsky is an American professor and intellectual, is known for his work in linguistics, is a left-wing political activist, and above all he is still alive. Last night around 10 p.m., the news of Chomsky's death began to spread online, which immediately became a trending topic on X and published by almost all the major Italian newspapers. Too bad it was fake news. Initially appearing in the American magazine “Jaco…