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

Doreen Marchionni

December 29, 2024 at 5:22 p.m.·1 min read

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.

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