Fake news: Zubin Mehta is alive and well
NewsLaphilnews, an X-Twitter account that appeared on first sight to be linked to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, tweeted the sudden death of Zubin Mehta, an hour ago. It became clear soon after that the X account is a fake entity.
We heard from the Israel Philharmonic that they woke Zubin up with a phone call and he’s definitely alive and well.
The message has been conveyed to Israel Phil players: חברים יקרים, יש שמועות כל כך שזובין נפטר. זה רץ באינטרנט. זה לא נכון. לפני 10 דקות התקשרנו אליו. הערנו אותו והוא צחק על כל העניין
He seemed to find the hoax report quite amusing.
We apologise for any misapprehension.
The message below is from the original series of fake tweets:
Today at 9am (local time) Gustavo Dudamel will release an official Press Announcement on the sudden death of Conductor emeritus Zubin Mehta.
— LA phil news (@LAphilNews) October 23, 2023
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