Thax Douglas death a hoax?

Chicago poet Thax Douglas is dead, according to a post on Thax Douglas’ Facebook page, reportedly posted by his father. The problem is, Douglas’ father has no knowledge of this. (Update: Neither does the coroner’s office, according to WBEZ.) Thax Douglas Jr. told Decider that “Thax has had his problems, but I just talked to him yesterday. He certainly didn’t sound like he was dying.” The Facebook post pegs Douglas III’s death at 10 a.m., but the latest poem posted to his MySpace page went live at 12:29 p.m. A call to Douglas III was not returned.

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