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False Rabies Death Hoax Hits Trump, Vance via AI Search

6/27/2026

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A fabricated story claimed Vice President J.D. Vance and President Donald Trump died of rabies, but it was proven false.
The hoax’s fake posts, screenshots, and bogus AI news site caused DuckDuckGo’s AI search and Brave’s AI feature to display the claim as factual, exposing weakness in systems rely on user-generated content.
DuckDuckGo reported a 30% install surge in June as users left Google, while offering an optional AI feature.

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Story summary

A fabricated story claimed Vice President J.D. Vance and President Donald Trump died of rabies, but it was proven false.
The hoax’s fake posts, screenshots, and bogus AI news site caused DuckDuckGo’s AI search and Brave’s AI feature to display the claim as factual, exposing weakness in systems rely on user-generated content.
DuckDuckGo reported a 30% install surge in June as users left Google, while offering an optional AI feature.