Man dies peacefully after hearing fake news about Trump

An Oregon woman lied to her ailing ex-husband so he would have a peaceful death.

The last voice Michael Garland Elliot heard was that of his ex-wife, Teresa, telling him, "Donald Trump has been impeached," according to Garland's Oregonian obituary.

"Upon hearing that he took his final, gentle breath, his earthly work concluded," the obituary continued.

Even though the Elliots' marriage foundered, the couple remained best friends.

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Michael Garland Elliott was 76 or 77 years old — he wasn't sure what year he was born in. He worked in the plastics industry and was passionate about playing golf and driving Porsches. After college, he joined a semi-pro traveling basketball team that played exhibition games while dressed as women. (He was known as "Scaggy Maggie.")