Hoax: ‘Teen Dies Instantly From Neck Injury After Ice Bucket (Challenge) Falls On Head’, Sergio Cardozo Article Not Real

Hoax: ‘Teen Dies Instantly From Neck Injury After Ice Bucket (Challenge) Falls On Head’, Sergio Cardozo Article Not Real
Boston City Councillor Tito Jackson, center in suit, leads some 200 people in the ice bucket challenge at Boston's Copley Square, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 to raise funds and awareness for ALS. The idea is easy: Take a bucket of ice water, dump it over your head, video it and post it on social media. Then challenge your friends, strangers, even celebrities to do the same within 24 hours or pay up for charity. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Jack Phillips
8/19/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

An article saying a teenager named “Sergio Cardozo” died taking part in the ice bucket challenge for ALS is fake.

The bogus article was posted on Huzlers.com, a self-described satirical website.

“Another person has been reportedly killed while attempting the ice bucket challenge. Sergio Cardozo reportedly died on camera while doing the ice bucket challenge with two fellow friends,” it says. “In the video, Sergio is seen sitting on a chair with a helmet on as two friends are holding a bucket from a balcony. The two friends are holding a plastic trash bin full of ice water and drop the whole trash bin on his head.”

The article had thousands of shares and “likes” on Facebook on Tuesday.

But Huzlers.com has a disclaimer, saying it’s not real.

“Huzlers.com is a combination of real shocking news and satire news to keep its visitors in a state of disbelief,” the disclaimer reads at the bottom of every page on the site.

A few weeks ago, Huzlers posted another bogus article saying a woman died “30 seconds” after taking part in the ice bucket challenge due to a heart attack. It says, “Latasha Brown accepted a friendly online challenge invite from her best friend via Facebook the challenge is to toss a bucket of ice cold water over your body. Latashs Brown died from hypothermia 30 seconds later her frozen body was rushed the the hospital where coroner Will Jackson declared her death.”

There’s not a shred of truth to that report, either.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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