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::::Again, we are faced with two possibilities. Either Castro is alive, or he is dead. There is no evidence that he is dead, and barring a conspiracy involving the world's media, actors, and makeup, there is evidence that Fidel Castro yet lives. According to Occam's razor, the hypothesis making the least assumptions is the preferable one. --[[User:CamilleT|CamilleT]] 09:26, 7 March 2013 (EST)
::::Again, we are faced with two possibilities. Either Castro is alive, or he is dead. There is no evidence that he is dead, and barring a conspiracy involving the world's media, actors, and makeup, there is evidence that Fidel Castro yet lives. According to Occam's razor, the hypothesis making the least assumptions is the preferable one. --[[User:CamilleT|CamilleT]] 09:26, 7 March 2013 (EST)
:Well there is one news source[http://www.theonion.com/articles/humiliated-team-of-cuban-doctors-forced-to-continu,31448/] that claims Castro is dead :). -[[User:EdgarP|EdgarP]] 20:40, 26 February 2013 (EST)
:Well there is one news source[http://www.theonion.com/articles/humiliated-team-of-cuban-doctors-forced-to-continu,31448/] that claims Castro is dead :). -[[User:EdgarP|EdgarP]] 20:40, 26 February 2013 (EST)
== Party in Hell ==
There must be a huge party in Hell if Fidel really died today. Or maybe Cuba just ran out of old people who could pass for him... [[User:Sunda62|Sunda62]] ([[User talk:Sunda62|talk]]) 08:48, 26 November 2016 (EST)
:Looks like Cuba's announcement was timed for the slowest news moment of the year, before [[Donald Trump]] took office.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 08:52, 26 November 2016 (EST)
::That seems like bad timing on their part, but maybe they preferred to tell Obama rather than Trump whoever his unknown successor will be. I'm just shocked that they finally admitted it.--[[User:DavidB4|<font color="ForestGreen">David B</font>]] <sup><small>([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])</small></sup> 21:38, 27 November 2016 (EST)
:::When I first heard the news, it was hard to think "Proverbs 24:17" and not "About time!" but I suppose the former is the appropriate response. Besides, it was already pretty clear that he was dead. --[[User:DavidB4|<font color="ForestGreen">David B</font>]] <sup><small>([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])</small></sup> 21:14, 28 November 2016 (EST)
==Death==
The consensus is that Castro died on November 25, 2016. Numerous sources confirm this. He's been seen after his 2006 surgery numerous times. While obviously some inconsistencies surround him, I believe that we should fix the article so that we reflect the overwhelming consensus. Maybe a new page could be made addressing the theory that he died in 2006. CNN.<ref name="CNN">[http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/26/americas/fidel-castro-obit/].</ref> NYT.<ref name="test">[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/world/americas/fidel-castro-dies.html].</ref> NY Post.<ref name="nypost">[http://nypost.com/2016/11/26/cuban-president-fidel-castro-dies-at-90/].</ref> The Guardian.<ref name="theguardian">[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/26/fidel-castro-cuba-revolutionary-icon-dies].</ref> Aljazeera.<ref name=aljazeera">[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/cuba-fidel-castro-dies-aged-90-161126052522006.html].</ref> BBC.<ref name="bbc.com">[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38114953].</ref> [[User:Stirlitz|Stirlitz]] ([[User talk:Stirlitz|talk]]) 11:13, 15 December 2016 (EST)Stirlitz
:You are aware that CNN, The Guardian, Aljazeera, and BBC are all left wing rags, right? I'm not sure on NY Post as to whether it's conservative or liberal, so I'll let that slide at the moment. However, we can't really use the left-wing media as a reason to assume he's dead, especially considering they've got plenty of facts wrong before, and besides which, a large part of the reason why Castro is in power is because of the mainstream media being tricked by him. [[User:Pokeria1|Pokeria1]] ([[User talk:Pokeria1|talk]]) 11:39, 15 December 2016 (EST)
:: Yes, true. Most of the sources I listed are very left wing. Yet nearly every media outlet, right, left, and center, has reported on his death. Business Insider.<ref name="businessinsider">[http://www.businessinsider.com/castros-death-and-trumps-victory-cubas-economic-reforms-2016-12].</ref> Miami Herald.<ref name="miamiherald">[http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/fidel-castro-en/article117186483.html].</ref>
:::It's not at all uncommon for tyrannical dictators to have doubles. If I remember correctly, Castro did as well, so probably these "sightings" were performed by his doubles. I can't say with certainty that he did or did not die 2006, but it looks suspicious. Dictatorships like to pretend that their "beloved" dictator is still alive even after his death, because he is somehow too good to die. --[[User:DavidB4|<font color="ForestGreen">David B</font>]] <sup><small>([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])</small></sup> 13:41, 15 December 2016 (EST)
::::I agree entirely. However, I believe that CP should adopt the most accepted line for this page. Should conclusive evidence show that he died in 2006, or some other time, we most definitely should use that. At the moment, sparse evidence suggests that he died in 2006. The vast majority of evidence says he died November 25th. [[User:Stirlitz|Stirlitz]] ([[User talk:Stirlitz|talk]]) 14:05, 15 December 2016 (EST)Stirlitz
:::::Just a suggestion, but why don't we put the commonly accepted date of death and in parentheses put something like "reported" or "commonly believed", and then we add a footnote explaining the strong case of why the reported date is not the case? This would be somewhat similar to [[Larry McDonald]], only that we would make the earlier death date more visible. Just a suggestion, and I won't fight the current article, but still something to consider. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:35, 15 December 2016 (EST)