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Fabricated anti-Trump tweet ‘by Rob Reiner’ is trendingThe IndependentReporter: Hebe CampbellProducer: Camille Chorley

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00:00Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.

00:05An anti-Trump tweet allegedly posted by Rob Reiner is going viral all over social media,

00:12but it's completely fake. This screenshot claims to be a tweet from Rob Reiner's official account

00:19in January 2023, but it's not true. Rob Reiner even responded at the time saying that it wasn't

00:27his official account. So why has this just resurfaced and why is it trending right now?

00:33Well, Rob Reiner, who was 78, and his wife, photographer Michelle Singer Reiner, 68,

00:40were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday afternoon. According to Los Angeles police,

00:45his son, Nick Reiner, who's 32, is responsible for the killing. Their bodies were reportedly found

00:52by their daughter, Romy Reiner. Now, as the news of the filmmaker's death spread across the world,

00:59Donald Trump, who's long been at odds with the very openly democratic supporter, posted this to

01:05his Truth social platform. In this message, Trump blames Reiner's death on what he calls

01:10Trump derangement syndrome, also known as TDS. Now, this post immediately ignited a storm of

01:18condemnation on social media. Now, Nick Reiner remains in custody without the possibility of bail

01:25as the Los Angeles police continue their investigation.