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Says Kobe Bryant tweeted, "I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton."

Viral image on Sunday, January 26th, 2020 in a Facebook post

ByCiara O'Rourkeon Monday, January 27th, 2020 at 1:39 p.m.

Weve debunked many claims that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has killed political enemies. The typical formula for these conspiracies is as follows: Someone in the Clinton family orbit dies in an accident or commits suicide. Official accounts confirm the means of death by accident or suicide. Then conspiracists suggest the "real" story is that the individual was offed before they could reveal damaging information about the Clintons.

We are not surprised, then, to see it again following news of NBA legend Kobe Bryants deadly helicopter crash. A Jan. 26 Facebook post follows this roadmap to misinformation, showing what looks like a screenshot of a Kobe Bryant tweet with the time and date "9:30 a.m. - Jan 26, 2020." (The helicopter Bryant was riding in crashed just before 10 a.m. Jan. 26 in Calabasas, Calif.)

The supposed tweet says: "I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton."

It was flagged as part of Facebooks efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.)

Thats because Bryant didnt tweet that. He didnt tweet anything on Jan. 26.

Searching his account for any tweets about the Clintons, we found one from January 2013.

He tweeted a photo of himself with former President Bill Clinton.

"Great even with President Clinton and @KVBFF for renovation of Step Up on Vine!" he wrote.

We rate this Facebook post Pants on Fire.

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No, Kobe Bryant didn't tweet about having dirt on Hillary Clinton before his helicopter crashed - PolitiFact