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A year-old conspiracy that recently gained traction on social media is linking four celebrities' deaths to a long-abandoned film project.
"Isn't it interesting that Avicii, Chester Bennington, Anthony Bourdain, and Chris Cornel (sic) all committed suicide while working on a documentary called The Silent Children about wide spread pedhilia/trafficking," reads the text of a Facebook post shared Jan. 10. "But the project was canceled after Cornel's death."
The post generated over 800 interactions in less than three days. Several other social media users shared this post as well.
The claim is wrong on several fronts.
DJ-producer Avicii (professional name for Tim Bergling), singers Bennington and Cornell and chef Bourdain played no part in the production of "Silent Children," as independent fact-checking organizations have noted.
The celebrities were not related to the film project in any manner, a spokesperson said. Their deaths occurred after the project was already shelved.
"Silent Children" was abandoned five years ago for issues unrelated to the celebrities.
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