‘Donald Trump Dead’ Has Started Trending On Google — Is Trump’s Life In Danger?
“Donald Trump dead” is one of the top-searched Google queries following Election Day. The question remains: Why are so many people asking Google whether or not Donald Trump is dead?
The Mirror reports that a new study of Google search data conducted by a digital marketing agency called Search Laboratory revealed that the question of whether or not Donald Trump is dead is one of the top-searched Google queries for the month of November. The Mirror points out that what some people may find more shocking is that this popular search query is not limited to the United States. Data reveals that whether Donald Trump is dead is also a popular search query in Europe this month.
For anyone who has been following the 2016 election, it is not too surprising to see a query such as “is Donald Trump dead” trending on Google. The Mirror believes the trending query goes back to a hoax that was making the rounds last month. The hoax claimed that Donald Trump had suffered a cardiac arrest during one of his campaign rallies.
In addition to “is Donald Trump dead,” other trending search queries for the month of November include “is Hillary Clinton Jewish,” “are Bill and Hillary Clinton still married,” and “how many times has Donald Trump gone bankrupt?”
The search data acquired during the study determined that from the very beginning of the 2016 election, search volume for information and answers about Donald Trump has been consistently higher than that of Clinton across five European countries, including Germany, Italy, France, the U.K., and Spain.
Considering a recent discovery by fans of The Walking Dead, it is possible the fact that “Donald Trump dead” is trending has little to do with the actual life of the president-elect of the United States. According to the Huffington Post, fans of The Walking Dead recently started reporting that they had spotted a Donald Trump zombie. Check out the Twitter posts below to see whether or not you agree with The Walking Dead fans about the Donald Trump zombie.
Hey its Donald trump in the @WalkingDead_AMC pic.twitter.com/JnykP9llND
— ExoJake (@ExoJakob) November 7, 2016
Comic Book even made an attempt to reach out to AMC and ask if the zombie fans had spotted was actually a Donald Trump zombie. Unfortunately, AMC denied that fans had spotted a dead Donald Trump in The Walking Dead. AMC claimed it was “just a walker” and that Walking Dead fans were drawing their own conclusions.
It is, however, just as possible that “Donald Trump dead” is trending on Google because his life is in danger. According to Western Journalism, the Secret Service has advised Donald Trump to wear a bulletproof vest any time he is in public because of the number of death threats he has already received. Both Donald Trump and his vice president-elect, Mike Pence, have received multiple death threats every day.
Ronald Kessler, an investigative reporter and author of a book focused on Secret Service presidential details, believes Donald Trump and his protective detail need to use extra precaution and protective measures. While wearing a bulletproof vest does decrease the chances of a president being assassinated, it is not something presidents are required to do. It is essentially their choice. Is Trump going to heed the warning of Ronald Kessler and wear a bulletproof vest so “Donald Trump dead” never starts trending because he’s actually dead?
What do you think about the fact that not only is the query “is Donald Trump dead” currently trending in the United States, it is trending in other countries as well? Do you think Trump should be worried that so many people want to know whether or not he is dead? Share your thoughts on this trending query in the comments below.
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