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<blockquote data-quote="Catt57" data-source="post: 3612021" data-attributes="member: 34578"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/07/11/fact-check-freddy-krueger-not-inspired-real-serial-killer/5408700002/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>“DID YOU KNOW.... That the Horror Film Character Freddy Kruger (sic) was based on a real life serial killer who lived in Lightening Creek, Oklahoma in the 1800s,” Michael Phariss posted on Facebook on July 2. "Later the town was moved and became Alluwe, Oklahoma."</p><p></p><p>The post then shares eerie details of child murders, factory fires and haunted ghost towns alongside a mysterious photo of a dark figure lurking behind three oblivious toddlers.</p><p></p><p>The legend, which was debunked by <a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-freddy-krueger-real/" target="_blank">Snopes</a> in October 2017 and <a href="https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/04/facebook-posts/no-freddy-krueger-wasnt-based-real-serial-killer-d/" target="_blank">PolitiFact</a> in September 2019, is an evolved rendition of a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/holliwuud/posts/10100368836168224" target="_blank">2017 Halloween prank</a>.</p><p></p><p>In a much shorter October 2017 Facebook post, Lamaur Foster<a href="https://www.facebook.com/holliwuud/posts/10100368836168224" target="_blank"> told his followers</a> about the "real serial killer" alongside a photo of a gravestone inscribed "Frederick Kruger." Foster recounted the legend of an 1800s serial killer who allegedly inspired the iconic character before disclosing the post was a holiday joke.</p><p></p><p>“Actually, I just found this picture and made all that ... up. Happy October everyone!” Foster wrote at the end of the post, which received thousands of shares, likes and comments.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]215460[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Catt57, post: 3612021, member: 34578"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/07/11/fact-check-freddy-krueger-not-inspired-real-serial-killer/5408700002/[/URL] “DID YOU KNOW.... That the Horror Film Character Freddy Kruger (sic) was based on a real life serial killer who lived in Lightening Creek, Oklahoma in the 1800s,” Michael Phariss posted on Facebook on July 2. "Later the town was moved and became Alluwe, Oklahoma." The post then shares eerie details of child murders, factory fires and haunted ghost towns alongside a mysterious photo of a dark figure lurking behind three oblivious toddlers. The legend, which was debunked by [URL='https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-freddy-krueger-real/']Snopes[/URL] in October 2017 and [URL='https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/04/facebook-posts/no-freddy-krueger-wasnt-based-real-serial-killer-d/']PolitiFact[/URL] in September 2019, is an evolved rendition of a [URL='https://www.facebook.com/holliwuud/posts/10100368836168224']2017 Halloween prank[/URL]. In a much shorter October 2017 Facebook post, Lamaur Foster[URL='https://www.facebook.com/holliwuud/posts/10100368836168224'] told his followers[/URL] about the "real serial killer" alongside a photo of a gravestone inscribed "Frederick Kruger." Foster recounted the legend of an 1800s serial killer who allegedly inspired the iconic character before disclosing the post was a holiday joke. “Actually, I just found this picture and made all that ... up. Happy October everyone!” Foster wrote at the end of the post, which received thousands of shares, likes and comments. [ATTACH type="full"]215460[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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