Reba McEntire NOT Dead
Reba McEntire is the latest celebrity to fall victim to a death hoax on the Internet. The news of her alleged death circulated so quickly that “Reba McEntire” became the No. 1 trending search topic on Google late Monday night. Her Facebook wall was flooded with comments from fans hoping that a report that the singer had fallen to her death while climbing a mountain on an Austrian movie set was untrue. McEntire took to her Twitter page yesterday to explain the hoax. “There is a rumor going around that I died after falling off a mountain in Austria yesterday while shooting a movie. While I would love to be shooting a movie in Austria, I definitely did not fall off a mountain! Nor am I dead! I am alive and kicking!!! Most of you know this already because I’ve been giving you daily accounts of Shelby’s race. Oh well. Have a great day.” McEntire did indeed tweet about her son Shelby’s race at 1:41 p.m. [ET] on Monday, proving her point. The fine print beneath the original post on the rumor site made it clear that the hoax was untrue, though the text was easily overlooked. “FAKE… THIS STORY IS 100% FAKE!” the disclaimer reads.
Reba McEntire is the latest celebrity to fall victim to a death hoax on the Internet. The news of her alleged death circulated so quickly that “Reba McEntire” became the No. 1 trending search topic on Google late Monday night. Her Facebook wall was flooded with comments from fans hoping that a report that the singer had fallen to her death while climbing a mountain on an Austrian movie set was untrue. McEntire took to her Twitter page yesterday to explain the hoax. “There is a rumor going around that I died after falling off a mountain in Austria yesterday while shooting a movie. While I would love to be shooting a movie in Austria, I definitely did not fall off a mountain! Nor am I dead! I am alive and kicking!!! Most of you know this already because I’ve been giving you daily accounts of Shelby’s race. Oh well. Have a great day.” McEntire did indeed tweet about her son Shelby’s race at 1:41 p.m. [ET] on Monday, proving her point. The fine print beneath the original post on the rumor site made it clear that the hoax was untrue, though the text was easily overlooked. “FAKE… THIS STORY IS 100% FAKE!” the disclaimer reads.
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