Wikipedia talk:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia/Jean Alexandre Cohen

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Hoax article

This article is a hoax article, because there is no evidence this person served as a mayor and he did not serve as a mayor of Charlotte, NC. So this article should be deleted. black widowh ex << Talk 05:15, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I agree that this is a hoax article. Some editors keep adding things that are simply not true and are completely uncited. The picture that was used was not of him, but someone else entirely. That has been deleted, but this whole article should be deleted since the editor and others are using wasting our time by using it to edit other true articles. No person by this name was ever in NC General Assembly, much less in any leadership position. (First they were listed as mayor, now state legislator. They will probably be governor next.) -- JoannaSerah (talk) 14:53, 12 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

File:Jean alexandre cohen mayor.jpg Nominated for speedy Deletion

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What should I do?

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This notification is provided by a Bot --CommonsNotificationBot (talk) 15:45, 11 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Do not simply remove unreferenced & hoax tags

Do not remove unreferenced & hoax tags unless you can add real, verifiable references to the article. Defend the article here on the talk page if you think those should not be there. -- JoannaSerah (talk) 03:26, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]