claim: Former President Jimmy Carter “passed away Tuesday, July 23, at 01:34 am at his home in Plains, Georgia at the age of 99.”
evidence: The claim: President Jimmy Carter died July 23, 2024 [...] "Former President Jimmy Carter – James Earl Carter, Jr. – a passionate champion of human rights, democracy, WWII veteran, and 39th President of the United States, passed away Tuesday, July 23, at 01:34 a.m. at his home in Plains, Georgia, at the age of 99," the purported statement began. [...] Carter, the oldest living former president at 99 years, entered hospice care Feb. 18, 2023, opting to forgo medical treatments after cancer had spread to his brain. His grandson Jason said in June that the former president was "experiencing the world as best he can as he continues through this process."