Russell Brand shares hoax linking actress to JFK's assassination

Comedian Russell Brand recently shared a bizarre post on social media that claimed British actress Penelope Keith was responsible for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The post featured a fake document, supposedly from newly released FBI files, claiming that Keith was the "lone shooter" in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Brand's post quickly gained attention before he deleted it. Social media users reacted with humor, with some calling it "the funniest thing in the history of the internet." One user joked that she "killed him with that withering look she was known for." The Trump administration had released thousands of classified documents about JFK's assassination recently, but none of them suggested anyone other than Lee Harvey Oswald was the assassin. In another post, Brand shared a different document that falsely claimed John F. Kennedy Jr. had warned President Joe Biden was a traitor before his death. This document came from a separate investigation into threats against Biden and was not part of the recent JFK release. Brand has been in the news for other reasons, as he faces lawsuits in the U.K. and the U.S. over sexual abuse allegations. He has denied all the accusations against him.