Kieron Pollard Death Hoax: West Indies Cricketer Not Dead! Fake Video of Car Accident Goes Viral While All-Rounder is Participating in T10 League in Abu Dhabi
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While West Indies cricketer Kieron Pollard is playing in the T10 League in Abu Dhabi, apparently a fake video on YouTube has gone viral which claims the all-rounder met with a car accident. Many internet users fell for Pollard’s death hoax and spread the rumour on Twitter and other social media platforms. At the time fake video and fake news went viral, Pollard was plying his trade for Deccan Gladiators against Pune Devils in the second match of the Abu Dhabi T10 League. Abu Dhabi T10 League 2021: Deccan Gladiators Skipper Kieron Pollard Says ‘Captaincy Is Part of the Job’.
Pollard, who is the captain of Deccan Gladiators, was in fact named in the playing XI and scored just two runs off six balls before being trapped leg before wicket off Munis Ansari. Upon checking the death hoax related to Pollard we found out that some of the YouTube channels falsely uploaded videos claiming about the cricketer’s death. The videos are absolutely fake! Abu Dhabi T10 League 2021 Schedule, Live Streaming Online, TV Telecast, Teams, Groups and Everything You Need to Know About the T10 Tournament.
It is Fake!
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Pollard was among many core Windies players who pulled out of the ongoing Bangladesh tour due to concerns about the novel coronavirus. The cricketer instead traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take part in the Abu Dhabi T10 League 2021.
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Claim : Kieron Pollard dead in a car accident Conclusion : The videos being circulated are fake Full of Trash Clean
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Name of teenager released after deadly crash
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The name of a teenager killed in a crash Wednesday afternoon on I-57 was released.
The crash happened on I-57 near Neoga. Troopers said the car was driven by 18-year-old Janae D. Pollard, of Rinard, IL. Pollard was driving her car northbound on I-57 when she lost control on the icy roads and hit the guardrail. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
⚡Kieron Pollard Death Hoax: Fake Video of Windies Cricketer’s Car Accident Goes Viral
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Apparently a fake video on YouTube has gone viral which claims Kieron Pollard met with a car accident. Many internet users fell for Pollard’s death hoax and spread the rumour on Twitter and other social media platforms.