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Jimmy Carter, Longest-Lived US President, Dead at 100

Carter, the 39th president, celebrated his 100th birthday just months earlier.

by Doreen Marchionni, Published Dec. 29, 2024


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Jimmy Carter, the longest-lived president in U.S. history and a proud Georgia native, has died, according to The New York Times and other reputable news outlets.

Carter, a Democrat and former peanut farmer who served one presidential term that ended in 1981, has been a popular subject of fact-checks over the years at Snopes, from quotes to viral photos. 

On the celebration of his 100th birthday on Oct. 1, 2024, Snopes shared this collection about Carter's life.

Details about Carter's death reportedly at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Dec. 29, 2024, were forthcoming. 
 


By Doreen Marchionni

Doreen Marchionni is Snopes' executive editor/managing editor. She's a big fan of public-powered news agendas and team-based, bottom-up newsroom management.


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