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26 June 2021

Today: Collapsed Miami building conspiracy theory, Tucker Carlson's 'pig' comment, and the golf ball viral video

Did John McAfee Hide Files at Collapsed Miami Building?

On Wednesday, software pioneer John McAfee was found dead in his prison cell, hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the United States to face various charges of tax evasion.

Some social media users attempted to use McAfee’s death to turn a tragic incident — the collapse of a condo near Miami Beach, Florida, that has left at least four people dead and more than a hundred more missing — into a conspiracy theory.

Our reporter Dan Evon has more.

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