Death Rumor
On October 3, 2012, mainstream media reported that Cook had been killed in an accident in Winston-Salem, NC. The report said that Cook had been struck by a car and had expired. Web crawlers picked up the story and the rumors went nationwide. The story was later confirmed to be that of a David Lee Cook who worked as a Department of Transportation worker who had been killed while removing a tree from the road during hazardous conditions. The original news organization released an explanation story after finding out of their mistake.
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