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- Diego Maradona’s lawyer has offered a bounty of 300,000 pesos ($ 10,800) to find the journalists responsible for spreading fake news about his death.
- Maradona’s eccentric behaviour at a recent FIFA World Cup match captured the imagination of social media and the internet.
- He binged on white wine, fell asleep, swore at fans below his VIP box, and required medical attention before flying to Moscow in a private jet.
- The bizarre series of events generated fake news, with two Spanish-language audio clips claiming the 1986 World Cup winner had suffered a heart attack and was dead.
- Maradona says this is not true and that he is, contrary to reports, “more alive than ever.”
- Read all of Business Insider’s World Cup coverage here.
Diego Maradona has issued a bounty worth 300,000 pesos ($ 10,800 / £8,300) to find the journalist responsible for reporting fake news regarding his death, according to Infobae via Goal.com.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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