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    Paul Horner, Fake News Purveyor Who Claimed Credit For Trump's Win, Found Dead At 38

    Horner made his living making bogus reports go viral and said he didn't expect for his stories to believed by Trump supporters. Authorities say they do not suspect foul play.
    by Laurel Wamsley Sep 27, 2017 2 minutes

    Though President Trump often derides the mainstream media as "fake news," we know now that there were people who consciously crafted false news stories during the 2016 election and passed them off as real.

    One of those people was Paul Horner, who made his living creating news hoaxes that often went viral. Authorities say Horner was found dead last week near Phoenix; he was 38.

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