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Bill Nye Death Post Is False, Ithaca Grad Is Doing Fine
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 19, 3:35 PM EDT
updated Oct 19, 3:39 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WKXZ, WBKT and WCHN, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A post claiming that Bill Nye died is false, and the Ithaca graduate is doing fine, WCHN reported.
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