Did you fall for the “Rip Jimmy Fallon” hoax or did you know better, and can you think of any other stars who have falsely been reported to have died? Let us know in the comments section down below!
▬Contents of this video▬ 00:00 - Intro 00:23 - The RIP Jimmy Fallon Hoax Explained 03:05 - Fallon Is Not The First – Or Last – Celebrity Death Hoax Victim 04:27 - Nothing New 07:05 - Outro
We’re not sure who needs to hear this, but you can’t believe everything you read online! By now, we all should know this fact, but apparently, there are still plenty of gullible people out there who aren’t able to tell the difference between fact and fiction.
It seems like every month there’s a new celebrity death hoax making the rounds on social media. The latest victim of this morbid trend is TV talk show host Jimmy Fallon. Over on Twitter the hashtag RIP Jimmy Fallon has been spreading like wildfire in the last couple of weeks.
Since Twitter is notoriously such a chaotic place, it’s unclear how the hashtag started trending, but if you’re a user of the popular social network you no doubt have already seen a flood of people retweeting the phrase ‘Rip Jimmy Fallon’ coupled with photos of a variety of other late night show hosts and comedians like Steve Harvey, Jimmy Kimmel, and James Corden.
As it would appear, Twitter users seem to be having some kind of macabre, twisted fun at Fallon’s expense. Join Facts Verse as we investigate how this bizarre trend got started and what Fallon has been doing to try and combat it.
Is Jimmy Fallon Dead? No. But this latest online death hoax is yet another clear example of why you shouldn’t simply believe every sensational thing you hear or read online. Watch this video in full of learning about several other stars who have fallen victim to this puzzling trend while seeing how they responded to the rumors of their demise.
Is Jimmy Fallon Dead? (UPDATE)
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