Conspiracy theories about President John F. Kennedyâs assassination have been circulating for over 60 years, but few have been as wild as the one comedian Russell Brand shared on X on Thursday.
In a since-deleted post, Brand quoted a fictitious documentâallegedly from the FBIâs recent release of classified files about JFKâclaiming British TV star Penelope Keith killed the former president.
âWe are sure, without uncertainty, that the assassination of President Kennedy was NOT carried out by Mr Lee Harvey Oswald or any member of any organized crime syndicate,â the post reads.
The attached screenshot highlights a section of the document that reveals the assassin: âThe lone shooter in Dallas, Texas on 22 November 1963 was Miss Penelope Keith, star of the BBC television program The Good Life.â
Though Brand quickly took down the post, it continued to make the rounds on social media.
âThis is perhaps the funniest thing in the history of the internet,â one user commented.
Another joked, âShe killed him with that withering look she was known for, right across the pond. Deadly!â
The Trump administration released thousands of classified documents on JFKâs assassination on Tuesdayânone of which pointed to anyone other than Lee Harvey Oswald being the killer.
Keith, 84, who also starred in To The Manor Born and was made a dame in 2014, has not yet commented on the hoax.
In another post that remains on X, Brand shares another document that describes a fictitious letter John F. Kennedy Jr. sent to former President Joe Biden, which accuses Biden of being a âtraitor.â
âWAIT!! Did JFK Jr. warn us that Joe Biden was a traitor to America before he was killed!?â Brand wrote.
The document is not from the FBIâs recently released trove on JFK but a separate FBI investigation into death threats against Biden.
In February, Brand made headlines after he was sued in the U.K. over sexual abuse allegations. He was sued for similar allegations in the U.S. late last year. Brand has denied all of the accusations.
