India, Aug. 5 -- A viral video on X has falsely claimed that former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell died and that his body was secretly taken to the Kentucky State Coroner's Office under police escort.

The claim spread after a video showed a flag-draped gurney, police officers saluting and roads being blocked in Louisville.

However, there is no evidence that the procession had anything to do with McConnell. His office has not announced his death, and the latest official update says the 84-year-old senator is recovering in a rehabilitation facility after suffering a fall in June.

The procession shown in the video was for a fallen police officer, not McConnell.

The rumour began after X user @AmoneyResists (Andrew) shared a vide...