In 1969, as Abbey Road climbed the charts, a strange rumor exploded across college campuses and late-night radio waves: Paul McCartney was dead. According to the theory, Paul died in a fiery car crash in late 1966, and rather than devastate fans worldwide, the remaining Beatles — with alleged help from British intelligence — replaced […]. "Paul is dead" is the conspiracy theory that the "real" Paul McCartney of the Beatles secretly died in a car accident in 1966.

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Paul McCartney opens up about the infamous 'Paul is Dead' rumor that haunted The Beatles in the 1960s.. The rumor sparked decades of speculation about Paul McCartney's rumored death.