Comments on: Knockout Games Turns Deadly

By: Janice

Janice — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 16:48:23 +0000

Thank you for researching this and pointing out it’s questionable origin. The bigger picture is that “knockout games” are a real problem across the United States, and have received media coverage in several areas. Once again, the message is be aware of your surroundings, and have a plan for such situations should they arise.

By: algalli@embarqmail.com

algalli@embarqmail.com — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:11:40 +0000

According to Snopes this is a false account. It never happened.

By: Natan Ophir

Natan Ophir — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 22:43:37 +0000

There’s several elements that point to this story being a fake. The original source, awfbase.com, appears to be a site and forum where many stories are shared, some of which appear to be legitimate or semi-legitimate. But there is a lack of any location in this story. There is no street, city, or state listed as to where the purported incident took place.

Second, the person who posted the story on the site is listed as “guy.” Not exactly reassuring.

Third, besides awfbase.com, the story has only appeared on forums and on alternative news sites that mostly aggregate stories–some of which are false.

No legitimate media entities have covered this story. With knockout game stories getting such heavy coverage over the past week, a story of this magnitude would be likely be splashed across mainstream media.

So it appears the story is fake until further notice.