Looks like earlier buzz that Raul Castro would be speaking on Cuban TV tonight is turning out to be a bust:
Removing previous tweet about Raul Castro speaking tonight. More to come or maybe not to develop tonight. My apologies.
— ed lavandera (@edlavaCNN) January 9, 2015
NOW: AP bureau chief in Havana says Raul #Castro WILL NOT be speaking.
— Chris Shepherd (@ChrisShepherd) January 9, 2015
Raul Castro will NOT be speaking tonight, President of Cuban TV tells @MaryMurrayNBC; calls reports "a lie"
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) January 9, 2015
But that doesn’t really matter. The rumors alone were enough to add fuel to the fire of speculation that Fidel Castro has finally bitten the big one:
https://twitter.com/adamwebb_uk/status/553695026690396162
https://twitter.com/FOREX_Smoker/status/553694576050176000
CASTRO IS DEAD
— Mark (@MDu5_) January 9, 2015
Fidel Castro is dead
— CR3T¡N0$???? (@cr3tin0s) January 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/LaurenBloveu/status/553693217191772161
We’ve been down this road before.
Fidel Castro has died more times than maybe anyone ever on social media. If I had a dime for every Miami relative who told me he was dead…
— Miguel Bustillo (@BustilloM) January 9, 2015
I thought Fidel Castro was already dead? With so many fake-outs it is hard to keep track.
— Laura (@Laura722) January 9, 2015
Yep. So very many.
Raise your hand if you think Fidel Castro has been dead at least a few months….
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) January 9, 2015
Fidel Castro is Twitter dead huh?
— @interneteh on Mastodon (@InternetEh) January 9, 2015
How much do we believe these Fidel Castro is dead rumors right now?
— Scott Lucas (@ScottLucas86) January 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/DanFosterType/status/553696627299721216
https://twitter.com/DanFosterType/status/553696983203188736
Heh. Oh well. Eventually it’s bound to take, right?
https://twitter.com/kesgardner/status/553694475717849088
If Fidel is dead, he's waiting in line behind the Paris jihadis wondering why it's hotter than the worst night in Havana in August.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 9, 2015
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