I reached out to the police to make a request for, essentially, proof that a Paul Horner had died in Phoenix and that he was the one I was looking for. It was a macabre request, but that sort of second-guessing speaks to the reach of Horner’s work. In other words: at this point, for Horner’s death to be a hoax, it would have to be an extremely elaborate and unlikely one, Binkowski acknowledged. One particularly viral article of his, “Donald Trump Protester Speaks Out: “I Was Paid $3,500 To Protest Trump’s Rally,” was tweeted by Corey Lewandowski. I personally went to two Donald Trump rallies and I can say with 100% certainty that NONE of the protesters were getting paid.

Source: Washington Post September 27, 2017 19:05 UTC