'Throat goat': GOP Sen. Mike Lee 'duped' by hoax letter claiming Jimmy Carter died

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'Throat goat': GOP Sen. Mike Lee 'duped' by hoax letter claiming Jimmy Carter died

On Tuesday morning, July 23, a letter falsely claiming that former President Jimmy Carter had died was circulated online.But the letter, claiming to be from the "Office of Jimmy Carter" was a hoax — as Carter, now 99, is still alive.Sen. Mike Lee's (R-Utah) office saw the letter. On X, formerly Twitter, a post from Lee's office read, "Former President Jimmy Carter has died. My thoughts and prayers are with his family."READ MORE: 'Revealing excha…