diff --git a/crates/apub/assets/lemmy/objects/tombstone.json b/crates/apub/assets/lemmy/objects/tombstone.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2dc8cc6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/apub/assets/lemmy/objects/tombstone.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "id": "https://lemmy.ml/comment/110273",
+  "type": "Tombstone"
+}
diff --git a/crates/apub/assets/lotide/activities/delete_note.json b/crates/apub/assets/lotide/activities/delete_note.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cd449157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/apub/assets/lotide/activities/delete_note.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "actor": "https://narwhal.city/users/3",
+  "object": "https://narwhal.city/posts/12",
+  "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
+  "id": "https://narwhal.city/posts/12/delete",
+  "type": "Delete"
+}
diff --git a/crates/apub/assets/lotide/objects/tombstone.json b/crates/apub/assets/lotide/objects/tombstone.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..def00e6e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/apub/assets/lotide/objects/tombstone.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "former_type": "Note",
+  "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
+  "id": "https://narwhal.city/posts/12",
+  "type": "Tombstone"
+}
diff --git a/crates/apub/assets/mastodon/objects/note.json b/crates/apub/assets/mastodon/objects/note.json
index cf0d9fe52..176b40357 100644
--- a/crates/apub/assets/mastodon/objects/note.json
+++ b/crates/apub/assets/mastodon/objects/note.json
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 {
+  "@context": [
+    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
+    {
+      "ostatus": "http://ostatus.org#",
+      "atomUri": "ostatus:atomUri",
+      "inReplyToAtomUri": "ostatus:inReplyToAtomUri",
+      "conversation": "ostatus:conversation",
+      "sensitive": "as:sensitive",
+      "toot": "http://joinmastodon.org/ns#",
+      "votersCount": "toot:votersCount"
+    }
+  ],
   "id": "https://mastodon.madrid/users/felix/statuses/107224289116410645",
   "type": "Note",
   "summary": null,
@@ -19,7 +31,7 @@
   "conversation": "tag:mamot.fr,2021-11-05:objectId=64635960:objectType=Conversation",
   "content": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mamot.fr/@retiolus\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>retiolus</span></a></span> i have never been disappointed by a thinkpad. if you want to save money, get a model from a few years ago, there isnt a huge difference anyway.</p>",
   "contentMap": {
-    "en": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mamot.fr/@retiolus\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>retiolus</span></a></span> i have neverbeendisappointed by a thinkpad. if you want to save money, get a model from a few years ago, there isnt a huge difference anyway.</p>"
+    "en": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mamot.fr/@retiolus\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>retiolus</span></a></span> i have never been disappointed by a thinkpad. if you want to save money, get a model from a few years ago, there isnt a huge difference anyway.</p>"
   },
   "attachment": [],
   "tag": [
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/mod.rs
index 235038392..b5a4760d6 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/mod.rs
@@ -90,11 +90,9 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
     LemmyContext::create(pool, chat_server, client, activity_queue, settings, secret)
   }
 
-  pub(crate) fn file_to_json_object<T: DeserializeOwned>(
-    path: &str,
-  ) -> serde_json::error::Result<T> {
-    let file = File::open(path).unwrap();
+  pub(crate) fn file_to_json_object<T: DeserializeOwned>(path: &str) -> Result<T, LemmyError> {
+    let file = File::open(path)?;
     let reader = BufReader::new(file);
-    serde_json::from_reader(reader)
+    Ok(serde_json::from_reader(reader)?)
   }
 }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/community/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/community/mod.rs
index 4f1f2be91..56332a877 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/community/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/community/mod.rs
@@ -25,22 +25,27 @@ mod tests {
   async fn test_parse_lemmy_community() {
     test_parse_lemmy_item::<AnnounceActivity>(
       "assets/lemmy/activities/community/announce_create_page.json",
-    );
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<AddMod>("assets/lemmy/activities/community/add_mod.json");
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<RemoveMod>("assets/lemmy/activities/community/remove_mod.json");
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<AddMod>("assets/lemmy/activities/community/add_mod.json").unwrap();
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<RemoveMod>("assets/lemmy/activities/community/remove_mod.json")
+      .unwrap();
 
     test_parse_lemmy_item::<BlockUserFromCommunity>(
       "assets/lemmy/activities/community/block_user.json",
-    );
+    )
+    .unwrap();
     test_parse_lemmy_item::<UndoBlockUserFromCommunity>(
       "assets/lemmy/activities/community/undo_block_user.json",
-    );
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 
     test_parse_lemmy_item::<UpdateCommunity>(
       "assets/lemmy/activities/community/update_community.json",
-    );
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Report>("assets/lemmy/activities/community/report_page.json");
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Report>("assets/lemmy/activities/community/report_page.json").unwrap();
   }
 }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/create_or_update/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/create_or_update/mod.rs
index 160bbfba3..43576e446 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/create_or_update/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/create_or_update/mod.rs
@@ -16,13 +16,16 @@ mod tests {
   async fn test_parse_create_or_update() {
     test_parse_lemmy_item::<CreateOrUpdatePost>(
       "assets/lemmy/activities/create_or_update/create_page.json",
-    );
+    )
+    .unwrap();
     test_parse_lemmy_item::<CreateOrUpdatePost>(
       "assets/lemmy/activities/create_or_update/update_page.json",
-    );
+    )
+    .unwrap();
     test_parse_lemmy_item::<CreateOrUpdateComment>(
       "assets/lemmy/activities/create_or_update/create_note.json",
-    );
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 
     file_to_json_object::<WithContext<CreateOrUpdateComment>>(
       "assets/pleroma/activities/create_note.json",
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/deletion/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/deletion/mod.rs
index a4e08fab2..802548348 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/deletion/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/deletion/mod.rs
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ mod tests {
 
   #[actix_rt::test]
   async fn test_parse_lemmy_deletion() {
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Delete>("assets/lemmy/activities/deletion/remove_note.json");
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Delete>("assets/lemmy/activities/deletion/delete_page.json");
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Delete>("assets/lemmy/activities/deletion/remove_note.json").unwrap();
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Delete>("assets/lemmy/activities/deletion/delete_page.json").unwrap();
 
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<UndoDelete>("assets/lemmy/activities/deletion/undo_remove_note.json");
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<UndoDelete>("assets/lemmy/activities/deletion/undo_delete_page.json");
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<UndoDelete>("assets/lemmy/activities/deletion/undo_remove_note.json")
+      .unwrap();
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<UndoDelete>("assets/lemmy/activities/deletion/undo_delete_page.json")
+      .unwrap();
   }
 }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/following/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/following/mod.rs
index f855cb328..2b21b4834 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/following/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/following/mod.rs
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ mod tests {
 
   #[actix_rt::test]
   async fn test_parse_lemmy_accept_follow() {
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<FollowCommunity>("assets/lemmy/activities/following/follow.json");
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<AcceptFollowCommunity>("assets/lemmy/activities/following/accept.json");
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<FollowCommunity>("assets/lemmy/activities/following/follow.json")
+      .unwrap();
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<AcceptFollowCommunity>("assets/lemmy/activities/following/accept.json")
+      .unwrap();
     test_parse_lemmy_item::<UndoFollowCommunity>(
       "assets/lemmy/activities/following/undo_follow.json",
-    );
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 
     file_to_json_object::<WithContext<FollowCommunity>>("assets/pleroma/activities/follow.json")
       .unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/private_message/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/private_message/mod.rs
index de074ba69..04be31b1a 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/private_message/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/private_message/mod.rs
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ mod tests {
   async fn test_parse_lemmy_private_message() {
     test_parse_lemmy_item::<CreateOrUpdatePrivateMessage>(
       "assets/lemmy/activities/private_message/create.json",
-    );
+    )
+    .unwrap();
     test_parse_lemmy_item::<DeletePrivateMessage>(
       "assets/lemmy/activities/private_message/delete.json",
-    );
+    )
+    .unwrap();
     test_parse_lemmy_item::<UndoDeletePrivateMessage>(
       "assets/lemmy/activities/private_message/undo_delete.json",
-    );
+    )
+    .unwrap();
   }
 }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/voting/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/voting/mod.rs
index b38e7fe3d..ab405d0d8 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/voting/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/voting/mod.rs
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ mod tests {
 
   #[actix_rt::test]
   async fn test_parse_lemmy_voting() {
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Vote>("assets/lemmy/activities/voting/like_note.json");
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Vote>("assets/lemmy/activities/voting/dislike_page.json");
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Vote>("assets/lemmy/activities/voting/like_note.json").unwrap();
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Vote>("assets/lemmy/activities/voting/dislike_page.json").unwrap();
 
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<UndoVote>("assets/lemmy/activities/voting/undo_like_note.json");
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<UndoVote>("assets/lemmy/activities/voting/undo_dislike_page.json");
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<UndoVote>("assets/lemmy/activities/voting/undo_like_note.json")
+      .unwrap();
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<UndoVote>("assets/lemmy/activities/voting/undo_dislike_page.json")
+      .unwrap();
   }
 }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/protocol/collections/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/protocol/collections/mod.rs
index 214bd6d3c..183052be6 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/collections/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/collections/mod.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ mod tests {
 
   #[actix_rt::test]
   async fn test_parse_lemmy_collections() {
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<GroupFollowers>("assets/lemmy/collections/group_followers.json");
-    let outbox = test_parse_lemmy_item::<GroupOutbox>("assets/lemmy/collections/group_outbox.json");
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<GroupFollowers>("assets/lemmy/collections/group_followers.json")
+      .unwrap();
+    let outbox =
+      test_parse_lemmy_item::<GroupOutbox>("assets/lemmy/collections/group_outbox.json").unwrap();
     assert_eq!(outbox.ordered_items.len() as i32, outbox.total_items);
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<GroupModerators>("assets/lemmy/collections/group_moderators.json");
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<PersonOutbox>("assets/lemmy/collections/person_outbox.json");
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<GroupModerators>("assets/lemmy/collections/group_moderators.json")
+      .unwrap();
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<PersonOutbox>("assets/lemmy/collections/person_outbox.json").unwrap();
   }
 }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/protocol/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/protocol/mod.rs
index a7a233964..4b3992fdd 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/mod.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ pub struct Unparsed(HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>);
 pub(crate) mod tests {
   use crate::objects::tests::file_to_json_object;
   use assert_json_diff::assert_json_include;
+  use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
   use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
   use std::collections::HashMap;
 
@@ -49,14 +50,14 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
   /// Ensures that there are no breaking changes in sent data.
   pub(crate) fn test_parse_lemmy_item<T: Serialize + DeserializeOwned + std::fmt::Debug>(
     path: &str,
-  ) -> T {
+  ) -> Result<T, LemmyError> {
     // parse file as T
-    let parsed = file_to_json_object::<T>(path).unwrap();
+    let parsed = file_to_json_object::<T>(path)?;
 
     // parse file into hashmap, which ensures that every field is included
-    let raw = file_to_json_object::<HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>>(path).unwrap();
+    let raw = file_to_json_object::<HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>>(path)?;
     // assert that all fields are identical, otherwise print diff
     assert_json_include!(actual: &parsed, expected: raw);
-    parsed
+    Ok(parsed)
   }
 }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/mod.rs
index 04c653578..139fe0fce 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/mod.rs
@@ -20,18 +20,26 @@ mod tests {
     context::WithContext,
     objects::tests::file_to_json_object,
     protocol::{
-      objects::{chat_message::ChatMessage, group::Group, note::Note, page::Page, person::Person},
+      objects::{
+        chat_message::ChatMessage,
+        group::Group,
+        note::Note,
+        page::Page,
+        person::Person,
+        tombstone::Tombstone,
+      },
       tests::test_parse_lemmy_item,
     },
   };
 
   #[actix_rt::test]
   async fn test_parse_object_lemmy() {
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Person>("assets/lemmy/objects/person.json");
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Group>("assets/lemmy/objects/group.json");
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Page>("assets/lemmy/objects/page.json");
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Note>("assets/lemmy/objects/note.json");
-    test_parse_lemmy_item::<ChatMessage>("assets/lemmy/objects/chat_message.json");
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Person>("assets/lemmy/objects/person.json").unwrap();
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Group>("assets/lemmy/objects/group.json").unwrap();
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Page>("assets/lemmy/objects/page.json").unwrap();
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Note>("assets/lemmy/objects/note.json").unwrap();
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<ChatMessage>("assets/lemmy/objects/chat_message.json").unwrap();
+    test_parse_lemmy_item::<Tombstone>("assets/lemmy/objects/tombstone.json").unwrap();
   }
 
   #[actix_rt::test]
@@ -50,8 +58,8 @@ mod tests {
 
   #[actix_rt::test]
   async fn test_parse_object_mastodon() {
-    file_to_json_object::<Person>("assets/mastodon/objects/person.json").unwrap();
-    file_to_json_object::<Note>("assets/mastodon/objects/note.json").unwrap();
+    file_to_json_object::<WithContext<Person>>("assets/mastodon/objects/person.json").unwrap();
+    file_to_json_object::<WithContext<Note>>("assets/mastodon/objects/note.json").unwrap();
   }
 
   #[actix_rt::test]
@@ -60,5 +68,6 @@ mod tests {
     file_to_json_object::<WithContext<Person>>("assets/lotide/objects/person.json").unwrap();
     file_to_json_object::<WithContext<Note>>("assets/lotide/objects/note.json").unwrap();
     file_to_json_object::<WithContext<Page>>("assets/lotide/objects/page.json").unwrap();
+    file_to_json_object::<WithContext<Tombstone>>("assets/lotide/objects/tombstone.json").unwrap();
   }
 }