Roberto Carlos is dead. At least that's what the internet is saying. However, the professional footballer didn't die. He's just the victim of a car crash internet death hoax. Roberto Carlos is just fine.
A report appeared this week saying that Carlos died in a car crash. Global Associated News, or Local Team News 9, said that Carlos died in a single vehicle crash on Route 80 between Morristown and Roswell on May 17. The report says that Carlos lost control of the vehicle and rolled the car, killing him instantly. It then says that memorial service plans will be announced and that he will have a closed casket due to head trauma.
The report is false. Carlos didn't die in a car crash. Since there are so many details to the accident, it's easy to believe that its real, but Global Associated News creates fake news reports.
A message at the bottom of the site 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!"
Global Associated News allows people to enter a celebrity name into a generator, which then creates a fake news story about their death. Other celebrities have died in the same exact car crash before. Some recent ones include Kobe Byant, Jerry Springer, Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller.
Despite it being a false report, some fans took to Twitter to mourn and question the death of the pro footballer.
Some examples of tweets include:
"Roberto carlos has died in a car crash in brazil #r.i.p."
"Roberto Carlos died???"
"Apparently roberto carlos has died in a car crash???"
"Is roberto carlos dead or not!?"
Online death hoaxes have become a trend in recent years. The Internet kills off celebrities every week.
Some other celebrities who became victims of a death hoax in recent months include 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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