snopes sure wants the black guy drug user od narrative for dmx
says the vaccine heart attack link is rumor from unamed source
(un-named family member)
but a-ok to use unamed source for all cnn stories
at all costs do not make the blacks even more fearful to get the jab
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dmx-covid-vaccine-heart-attack/
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Did DMX Take COVID-19 Vaccine Days Before Heart Attack?
We wouldn't consider an unnamed source from a gossip site as a reliable source of information.
Dan Evon
Published 9 April 2021
Claim
DMX took the COVID-19 vaccine days before he suffered a heart attack.
Rating
Unproven
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Context
This rumor comes from an unnamed source quoted in a gossip magazine that has published inaccurate information on more than one occasion. As of this writing, there's no evidence that COVID-19 or a COVID-19 vaccine played any part in DMX's death.
Origin
On April 9, 2021, rapper DMX passed away at a hospital in New York where he had been ever since suffering a “catastrophic cardiac arrest” a week prior. As news of the musician’s demise was circulated on social media, so was a rumor that DMX had taken the COVID-19 vaccine shortly before suffering this heart attack.
The sole source for the rumor that DMX took a vaccine shortly before his heart attack is an unnamed “family member” that was quoted in an article by MTO News. The alleged family member allegedly said:
“[DMX] got the vaccine when they opened it up to people over 50. He got it so that he could go travel and perform, stuff like that … Everyone [in the news] keeps saying that [DMX] had a drug overdose. How do they know. I’m in the family and no doctor told me anything about an overdose… Yes he had past issues with drugs. But nobody knows that he had an OD. It’s f**cked up that its being reported like that… He took that vaccine, and he had a heart attack. I’m not saying the vaccine did it, but he never had a heart attack before.”
This story was later rehashed by websites such as dailypostusa.com and the misleadingly named “Washington News Post” (not The Washington Post).
There are a number of reasons to be skeptical about this story. For one, this rumor comes from a single unnamed source. In the official statement from DMX’s family about the musicians death, neither COVID-19 nor a COVID-19 vaccine were mentioned. The official statement reads:
“We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50 years old at White Plains Hospital with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days … Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end. He loved his family with all of his heart and we cherish the times we spent with him … Earl’s music inspired countless fans across the world and his iconic legacy will live on forever. We appreciate all of the love and support during this incredibly difficult time. Please respect our privacy as we grieve the loss of our brother, father, uncle and the man the world knew as DMX. We will share information about his memorial service once details are finalized.”
A statement from the hospital in White Plains, New York, noted that DMX died after suffering “catastrophic cardiac arrest.”
It should also be noted that Media Takeout is a gossip magazine that has published some questionable articles in the past. After Lil Nas X dressed up as Nicki Minaj for Halloween, for example, the website published an article claiming that the musician had come out as transgender. Gossip Cop reported:
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