{"id":575408,"date":"2021-06-28T12:50:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T16:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=575408"},"modified":"2021-06-28T12:50:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T16:50:12","slug":"fact-check-did-john-mcafee-send-this-tweet-about-files-he-has-in-his-condo-near-miami-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-john-mcafee-send-this-tweet-about-files-he-has-in-his-condo-near-miami-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did John McAfee Send This Tweet About Files He Has In His Condo Near Miami Beach?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-john-mcafee-send-this-tweet-about-files-he-has-in-his-condo-near-miami-beach%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=575408&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/john-mcafee-scaled-e1624894639257.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQn-Z6fp9oP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;ig_rid=ad8823c3-0d72-48d4-8243-f63e842d533d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Instagram<\/a> purportedly shows a tweet from late computer software developer John McAfee saying he has files located in his condo near the collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQn-Z6fp9oP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" readability=\"-10.347826086957\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no record of McAfee sending such a tweet. The tweet appears to be fabricated.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>McAfee, founder of cyber security firm McAfee, was detained in Spain in March for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-56300593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">alleged fraud<\/a>, according to BBC News. A Spanish court on June 23 approved McAfee\u2019s extradition to the U.S., and hours later he was found dead in his jail cell from an apparent suicide, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/john-mcafee-europe-fugitives-software-science-fe748982c673aa33196d4368669f2074\">Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Now, social media users are sharing a tweet, allegedly sent by McAfee at 10:03 a.m. on June 8, that said he had files located in his condo near Miami Beach. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQn-Z6fp9oP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;ig_rid=ad8823c3-0d72-48d4-8243-f63e842d533d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">purported tweet<\/a> reads, \u201cIf anything ever happens to me please know that the 31TB of files I have are located on hard drives in my condo near 88th Street and Collins Avenue just north of Miami Beach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least nine people are dead and over 150 more are missing after a condominium building in Surfside, Florida, collapsed on June 24, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/miami-florida-building-collapse-06-28-21-intl\/index.html\">CNN<\/a> reported. Champlain Towers South, the building that collapsed,\u00a0was located on Collins Avenue, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/4-dead-massive-search-and-rescue-effort-after-partial-collapse-of-condo-building-in-surfside\/2479570\/\">NBC 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There is, however, no record of McAfee sending such a tweet. A search of McAfee\u2019s verified <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialmcafee?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Twitter account<\/a> found no instances of the tweet. Nor did an <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210620102404\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialmcafee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived screen grab<\/a> of his account from June 20 show the alleged tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Check Your Fact searched <a href=\"https:\/\/miamidade.county-taxes.com\/public\/search\/property_tax?search_query=John+McAfee\">public Miami-Dade County property tax records<\/a> and found <a href=\"https:\/\/www8.miamidade.gov\/Apps\/PA\/propertysearch\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no indication<\/a> McAfee owned property near the collapsed condo building or in it. <span><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/04\/08\/fact-check-bones-children-found-jeffrey-epsteins-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Were The \u2018Bones Of Children\u2019 Found on Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s Island)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s possible that a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialmcafee\/status\/1402280079632355333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">genuine tweet<\/a> sent by McAfee using \u201cTwitter for Android\u201d at 11:03 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on June 8 was used as a template for the fake tweet. The real June 8 tweet was about Jeff Bezos, not files on hard drives.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.4832535885167\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Now its Jeff Bezos.<\/p>\n<p>If space travel improves and becomes fashionable perhaps we can abandon the planet we have so thoroughly mangled and seek fresh ones to trash.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John McAfee (@officialmcafee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialmcafee\/status\/1402280079632355333?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNow its Jeff Bezos,\u201d McAfee <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialmcafee\/status\/1402280079632355333\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cIf space travel improves and becomes fashionable perhaps we can abandon the planet we have so thoroughly mangled and seek fresh ones to trash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fabricated tweet appears to reference a real <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialmcafee\/status\/1137777348919681024\">tweet<\/a> McAfee sent in June 2019 alleging he has \u201c31+ terrabytes of incriminating data.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"11.567567567568\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019ve collected files on corruption in governments. For the first time, I\u2019m naming names and specifics. I\u2019ll begin with a corrupt CIA agent and two Bahamian officials. Coming today. If I\u2019m arrested or disappear, 31+ terrabytes of incriminating data will be released to the press.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John McAfee (@officialmcafee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialmcafee\/status\/1137777348919681024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve collected files on corruption in governments,\u201d that tweet reads. \u201cFor the first time, I\u2019m naming names and specifics. I\u2019ll begin with a corrupt CIA agent and two Bahamian officials. Coming today. If I\u2019m arrested or disappear, 31+ terrabytes of incriminating data will be released to the press.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Instagram purportedly shows a tweet from late computer software developer John McAfee saying he has files located in his condo near the collapsed condo building in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2281518,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/john-mcafee-scaled-e1624894639257.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Did John McAfee Send This Tweet About Files He Has In His Condo Near Miami Beach?","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-575408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/john-mcafee-scaled-e1624894639257.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Did John McAfee Send This Tweet About Files He Has In His Condo Near Miami Beach?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}