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Celebrity Death Hoaxes
Because they're in the public eye, celebrities are subject to being the butt of many jokes, and on the Internet, it seems the best way to knock 'em dead is to ... well, claim that they're dead. Among the most famous celebrity death hoaxes, favorites include Bill Cosby, Margaret Thatcher, Barack Obama, Britney Spears, Sean Connery, Eddie Murphy and Morgan Freeman, among many others.
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Eddie Murphy
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- Cast of Saturday Night Live
- Black Comedians
- Vampires
Eddie Murphy
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Director / 1961 -
In 2012, false posts on a social-networking website, widely shared online, contributed to rumors that both Eddie Murphy had died in a snowboarding accident.
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Bill Cosby
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- Black Comedians
- Celebrity Enlistees
- The Ed Sullivan Show Guests
Bill Cosby
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Television Producer / 1937 -
In 2012, false posts on a social-networking website, widely shared online, contributed to rumors that Bill Cosby had died.
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Barack Obama
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- Famous Fathers
- Nobel Peace Prize Winners
- Famous Lefties
Barack Obama
Lawyer, U.S. President, U.S. Representative / 1961 -
A hoax claiming that President Barack Obama had been assassinated circulated in 2011, when hackers broke into a FOX News Twitter account.
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Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister / 1925 - 2013
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher fell victim to a death hoax in 2012, when a Twitter account claiming to be an official news site posted that she died of a "prolongued illness."
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Miley Cyrus
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- Celebrity Death Hoaxes
- Musical Monikers
- Celebrities Caught Naked
Miley Cyrus
Film Actress, Television Actress, Singer / 1992 -
When hackers broke into Miley Cyrus's Miley and Mandy Show YouTube account in 2008, they uploaded a sentimental "goodbye" video of the singer, and erroneously posted that she had been killed in an accident by a drunk driver.
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Mark Twain
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- Fantastic Facial Hair
- Famous Lefties
- Celebrity Death Hoaxes
Mark Twain
Writer / 1835 - 1910
In June 1897, the New York Journal mistakenly published that writer Mark Twain, who was alive and well at the time. Of the error, Twain famously stated, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."
profile name: Eddie Murphy profile occupation: Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Director
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profile name: Barack Obama profile occupation: Lawyer, U.S. President, U.S. Representative
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profile name: Margaret Thatcher profile occupation: Prime Minister
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profile name: Bill Cosby profile occupation: Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Television Producer
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profile name: Miley Cyrus profile occupation: Film Actress, Television Actress, Singer
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profile name: Mark Twain profile occupation: Writer
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