Man On The Boardwalk Interviews On MLK, Jr.s Holiday 2015
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He may have been judged a significant enough political figure to warrant a federal holiday - but some Americans seem not even to know Martin Luther King Jr is dead.
A string of pedestrians tracked down on a California street on Martin Luther King day Monday claimed they had seen seen a speech they were told the civil rights leader gave that morning in Washington, D.C.
Speaking to a cameraman for Jimmy Kimmel Live, seven of fourteen people who were asked whether they saw the supposed speech - despite King having been assassinated 46 years ago. [. . .]
But while he said he was 'shocked' to supposedly see King in person at the U.S. Capitol, and admitted he hadn't 'heard him talk in a while', he never suggested it might be because he is deceased.
Another responded to suggestions and said the American hero, who had parades processing in his honor that very moment, could do with losing some weight.
Introducing the segment, which aired on ABC, a bemused Kimmel said the lack of knowledge on show was 'disturbing'.
He said that sometimes such videos - where they attempt to fool passers-by into saying something obviously ridiculous - often take the best part of a day to film, but this one took hardly any time.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2919022/Californians-caught-Jimmy-Kimmel-prank-think-Martin-Luther-King-ALIVE-gave-speech-MLK-day.html
'I haven't heard him talk in a while...': Californians caught in Jimmy Kimmel prank seem to think Martin Luther King is STILL ALIVE... and gave a speech on MLK day
Seven people told film crew that they had seen civil rights leader that day
Bluffed that they had seen a fictitious address he gave in Washington, D.C.
Did not respond to hints that King has actually been dead since 1968
Kimmel said it was 'disturbing' how easy it was to find people for the video
By MAILONLINE REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 17:14 EST, 20 January 2015 | UPDATED: 19:01 EST, 20 January 2015
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