claim: a teenager was killed after his xbox one malfunctioned and forcefully ejected a disc that slashed his throat.
question: did an xbox one kill a teen after the console forcefully ejected black ops 3 disc, slicing his throat?
origin: on 25 july 2015, the web site newswatch33 published an article reporting that a teenager named marcus davenport had been killed after his xbox one gaming system malfunctioned and forcefully ejected a disk that sailed through the air and slashed his throat:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  marcus davenport, 17, was found dead in his bedroom when police were called to the home after his mother discovered his body. according to reports, the xbox one forcefully ejected a disc, slicing the teens throat.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  according to authorities, davenport was killed when his xbox one malfunctioned, causing the system to eject a disc at a high rate of speed, striking the teen in the throat. his mother had discovered his body around 3:00 a.m. when she went to check on him.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  there was no truth to this story (later republished by news10live.com), which originated with the now-defunct newswatch33, one of many fake news sites on the internet created to publish fiction rather than legitimate news reports.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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comment: when parents complained that playing video games was harmful to youngsters, this wasn't what they had in mind.
summary: marcus davenport, 17, was found dead in his bedroom when police were called to the home after his mother discovered his body. according to reports, the xbox one forcefully ejected a disc, slicing the teens throat. there was no truth to this story, which originated with the now-defunct newswatch33, one of many fake news sites on the internet created to publish fiction rather than legitimate news reports.