Famous American theoretical linguist and activist, Noam Chomsky’s wife, Valeria Wasserman Chomsky has refuted claims that her husband is dead.
Gatekeepers News reports that
Chomsky was trended to have died on X, earlier on Tuesday.
Jacobin and The New Statesman also published obituaries for the linguist, though the former changed its headline from “We Remember Noam Chomsky” to “Let’s Celebrate Noam Chomsky.”
The New Statesman took its essay by former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis down altogether. Brazilian news site Diario do Centro do Mundo also took down its story announcing Chomsky’s death and issued a correction.
“No, it is false,” Valaria wrote later on Tuesday in response to an emailed query from the Associated Press (AP).
According to Valeria who spoke to AP last week, her ninety-five (95) years old husband had been hospitalized in Brazil while recovering from a stroke suffered a year ago
But the Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital, Sao Paulo said in a statement that Chomsky was discharged on Tuesday to continue his treatment at home.
