Popular actor Morgan Freeman was reported as dead earlier
this week, causing concern among thousands of his fans and moviegoers across
the world. However, the September 2012 report has now been confirmed as a
complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports,
according to a story by Daniel Blake, writing for the
Christian Post.
The fake death report was made by a specially created
Facebook group earlier this week saying that the actor had passed away.
Hundreds of fans immediately started writing their messages of condolence on
the Facebook page, expressing their sadness that the talented actor was dead.
The Facebook group has been liked by more than 60,000
people, which is an extremely high amount compared to other similar group pages
set up in the past to spark death rumors about other celebrities. Some are
saying this shows Freeman's extreme popularity among fans across the globe.
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
network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of an actor of
Freeman's stature would be major news across networks.
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