News of monarch Queen Elizabeth II’s death spread quickly earlier this week and later to Nigeria on the 25th of August causing concern among fans across the world. However the August 2016 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the 90-year-old monarch is alive and well.
Queen Elizabeth II death hoax spreads on Facebook
Rumors of the monarch’s alleged demise gained traction on Wednesday after a ‘R.I.P. Queen Elizabeth II’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the British monarch’s passing:
“At about 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday (August 24, 2016), our beloved monarch Queen Elizabeth II passed away. Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926 in London. She will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.”
Hundreds of fans immediately started writing their messages of condolence on the Facebook page, expressing their sadness that the talented 90-year-old monarch was dead. And as usual, Twittersphere was frenzied over the death hoax.
Where as some trusting fans believed the post, others were immediately skeptical of the report, perhaps learning their lesson from the huge amount of fake death reports emerging about celebrities over recent months. Some pointed out that the news had not been carried on any major British network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of a monarch of Queen Elizabeth II’s stature would be major news across networks.
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