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The story of the child who died in the arms of Santa Claus,

 was so poignant and unusual that there had to be doubt whether it actually happened. But those sure looked like

 that Eric Schmitt-Matzen was shedding in his interview with the Knoxville News Sentinel when he was telling it.

the paper is suggesting it might all be a fake

Surely, a family would have stepped forward if the story was true, or a nurse, or anyone else at the hospital where the scene is alleged to have taken place.

The only thing missing from a terrible 2016 was a story about Santa Claus lying about a dying child.

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Bob Collins

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The story of the child who died in the arms of Santa Claus, posted earlier this week, was so poignant and unusual that there had to be doubt whether it actually happened. But those sure looked like real tears that  Eric Schmitt-Matzen -- Santa -- was shedding in his interview with the Knoxville News Sentinel when he was telling it.  But now the paper says it might all be a fake.

Santa might have made up story of child dying in his arms

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