Fidel Castro Is Not Dead – Is He?

The internet and world in general is awash with rumours of Fidel Castro’s death. There are a handful of blogs and websites which claim this to be true but no credible mainstream media has yet confirmed this.

This is not the only case where a celebrity, more usually in the entertainment world, has been mistakenly reported as dead. Recent examples have included Lil Wayne, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga. Despite the lack of evidence from proper news channels, a lot of these internet reports seem to gain a lot of credence for no good reason.

Perez Hilton alleged that Castro was dead in 2007 but this was shown to be untrue. His state of health has been kept a secret though, giving rise to rumours of him being on his deathbed from time to time.

The state of health of “El Presidente” has been the subject of speculation for some time, but little or no information is given out by the Cuban authorities. Apparently Perez Hilton tried to report that Castro was dead in 2007, but that story turned out to be false.

In January 2009 Castro asked Cubans not to worry about his failing heath or lack of recent appearances, nor to be disturbed by his future death. Inevitably the rumours are likely to linger on for a while yet.

In January 2009 Castro asked Cubans not to worry about his failing heath or lack of recent appearances, nor to be disturbed by his future death. Inevitably the rumours are likely to linger on for a while yet.

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