Every time the internet thought Donald Trump was dead, and where he actually was

Yesterday, social media was whipped into a frenzy by baseless rumours that US President Donald Trump had died.

In a way, it was the internet doing what the internet does best – letting suspicions, hearsay and questionable conclusions run rampant before they could be disproved.

You might remember something similar happening with Queen Elizabeth in 2019, when a Whatsapp group announcement from someone named Gibbo led many to think the monarch had died three years before she did.

This isn’t even the first time it’s happened to Trump.

Something about being arguably the most famous person in the world while also being the oldest person to ever be elected US President seems to attract speculation.

The two assassination attempts last year and neverending questions about his health might also