Megan Fox is dead. At least that's what Twitter is saying. However the "Transformers" star didn't die. She's just the victim of a Twitter death hoax. Fox is fine despite "RIP Megan Fox" being the top trend on Twitter.
On Wednesday and Thursday, the phrase "RIP Megan Fox" was a top Worlwide trend on the social media site, making many believe that the sexy actress who recently had a baby, may have passed away. Some are saying she was found dead in a Los Angeles nail salon. She didn't die. The message is nothing more than a hoax, which many know at this point, but "RIP Megan Fox" continues to trend as people question it and explain that is it false.
Fox is learning what it's like to be a new parents after giving birth to her son Noah in September, her first child with husband Brian Austin Green.
Yet some still believe she might be dead and are posting their condolences and questioning the death on Twitter. Some examples of tweets include:
"RIP Megan Fox. I can't believe. She just died.."
"Megan fox is died? hopefully it is rumor, she is beautifuuuul :) xx"
"Megan Fox found Dead in a Los Angeles NailSalon - RIP Megan Fox"
Twitter has a tendency to kill off celebrities, along with Facebook and fake news articles. Fox may be one of the first celebrities that the social networking site has killed off in 2013, showing that the trend that took over the Internet in 2012, is still not over.
A fake account or someone with a lot of followers starts the rumor and it starts being retweeted and before you know it, it blows up on Twitter, making everyone do a double take and head to Google to search for news of the celebrity's death, however they quickly find that there is none. Of a celebrity were to die, it would be on every news site, especially if it is a well-known celebrity.
Sometimes death hoaxes are started on Facebook through spam message os "RIP ___ ___" pages. Another way that death hoaxes are started are through the internet. Sometimes there are stories that pop up about a celebrity dying. Usually the story is by Global Associated News and the celebrity died in some freak accident like a car crash, while snowboarding in Switzerland, while falling off a cliff while shooting a movie, or some other outrageous death. Global Associated News generates fake deaths. Simply enter a name into their generator, and you've killed off a celebrity.
If you ever come across one of these stories, read the message in fine print at the bottom of the site. It reads, "FAKE... THIS STORY IS 100% FAKE! this is an entertainment website, and this is a totally fake article based on zero truth and is a complete work of fiction for entertainment purposes! this story was dynamically generated using a generic 'template' and is not factual. Any reference to specific individuals has been 100% fabricated by web site visitors who have created fake stories by entering a name into a blank 'non-specific' template for the purpose of entertainment."
Some other celebrities who became victims of a death hoax in recent months include wrestler John Cena, singer Bruno Mars, actor Vin Diesel, musician Skrillex, Rapper Lil Wayne, Actor Vince Vaughn, Tom Kenny, the voice behind SpongeBob Squarepants, country singer Taylor Swift, legendary actor Morgan Freeman, Comedian Bill Cosby, Alfonso Ribeiro aka Carlton from the Fresh Prince, and Bill Nye the Science Guy. All of these celebrities are just fine.
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