Joe Arpaio dead – death hoax: Fears that Joe Arpaio is dead broke today after a website released a death hoax titled Joe Arpaio, America’s Toughest Sheriff, Dead at 89.
The death hoax claims Joe Arpaio died after he reportedly collapsed when he tried to chase a brown person out of his neighborhood in the Maryvale district of Phoenix.
Truth is Joe Arpaio did NOT die.
Joseph Michael Arpaio (born June 14, 1932) is an American former law enforcement officer and politician.
He served as the 36th Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona for 24 years, from 1993 to 2017, losing reelection to Democrat Paul Penzone in 2016.
Starting in 2005, Arpaio took an outspoken stance against illegal immigration, styling himself as “America’s Toughest Sheriff”.
In 2010, he became a flashpoint for opposition to Arizona’s SB1070 anti-illegal immigrant law, which was largely struck down by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Arpaio is also known for investigating former U.S. President Barack Obama’s birth certificate, and, as of 2018, he continued to claim without evidence that it was forged.
Joe Arpaio did not pass away. He is alive, hale and hearty.