What is the John McAfee and Miami condo collapse conspiracy theory?
JOHN McAfee, the controversial security software pioneer who was running from a variety of legal troubles, was found dead in his jail cell in Spain on June 23, 2021. Conspiracy theorists are claiming that McAfee said he had files stored in the Florida building that collapsed one day after his death. The claim has no basis in truth. Some social media users are spreading the false claim that John McAfee had files stored in the Surfside, Florida building that collapsed on June 24. "If anyone ever happens to me, please know that the 31TB of files I have are located on hard drives in my condo near 88th street and Collins Avenue just north of Miami Beach," read a tweet from June 2021 that was supposedly shared. There is no evidence such a tweet exists or ever existed. The Associated Press reviewed property records for the wing of the building that collapsed, and neither McAfee nor his wife was listed as the owner of any property onsite, nor were any of the business entities that owned property in the building associated with them. 3 The scene of the building collapse in Florida in June of 2021 Credit: AP  A review of McAfees address history and business affiliations also revealed zero connection to any of the businesses owning property there. Additionally, the fake tweet did not appear on McAfees Twitter feed, nor in a digital archive of his account. McAfee claimed in a June 2019 tweet that he had 31 terabytes of files on government corruption. He did not reveal their location. 3 The scene of the devastating collapse Credit: AP  McAfee's death came hours after a Spanish court announced that it had approved his extradition to the US to face tax charges punishable by decades in prison. His body was discovered at the Brians 2 penitentiary in northeastern Spain. Authorities said everything at the scene in his cell indicated that the 75-year-old killed himself. However, McAfee's widow Janice McAfee said she wanted a thorough investigation to provide answers about this was able to happen.  Most read in News MAGA FEST Trump takes the stage at Ohio rally as hundreds of fans cheer him on DEADLY SCENE Gunman 'kills two people after crashing stolen truck into building' HOPES FADING Signs of life 'GONE' as it's revealed tower was checked HOURS before collapse 'OUT OF HIS MIND' Biden 'is barely hanging in there' & US 'doesn't really have a leader' TRAGIC MISTAKE Hero who gunned down cop killer was shot dead by POLICE after 'saving lives' KAMALA'S KASTLE Harris' pricey LA mansion where she rushed home after 'farce' border trip  His last words to me were I love you and I will call you in the evening, she told reporters outside the prison. She said she spoke to her husband on the day he was found dead. John McAfee was arrested at the Barcelona airport in October on a warrant issued by prosecutors in Tennessee who alleged he avoided paying more than $4 million in taxes.