A letter claiming former President Jimmy Carter died on Tuesday is a hoax, the Carter Center confirmed to Scripps News.
The letter appeared on social media on what looks like official letterhead from the "Office of Jimmy Carter."
It inaccurately claimed that Carter, 99 years old, died peacefully at his home in Plains, Georgia, followed by a biography of the former president.
However, whoever created the original letter also featured a paragraph criticizing policies Carter implemented while in office.
Carter has been in hospice care for more than a year. His only public appearance was at memorials for his late wife Rosalynn. He appeared in a wheelchair, covered by a blanket.
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