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Fake News: Mass Grave Of Dozens Of Tortured Black Men Found In Deceased KKK Leaders Estate

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A story titled “Mass Grave Of Dozens Of Tortured Black Men Found In Deceased KKK Leaders Estate” is currently trending on Facebook with more than 125,000 shares since Friday. The Inquisitr reports the story as false with several factors raising red flags as completely untrue and false. The fake news story, which reads:

“A Mass grave of torture victims has been uncovered in Jackson, Mississippi, FBI spokesman Adrian Cartwright said Thursday. “A Mass burial site of many dozens of black men, who had been subjected to brutal torture and [then] murdered, has been found,” Cartwright said. “In many cases, body parts are missing; most victims had been shot in the head.”

Cartwright said that the mass grave was uncovered when the current owner of the property was making extensive renovations to the house and needed to dig up the foundations. Continue Reading