Just recently, a death hoax was started about the international pop-rock singer "Adele". Earlier this week, news was spread on Facebook of Adele's "death", and many of her fans were shocked, and at a loss of words. Where did this come from? A Facebook page, with the name "RIP Adele" had posted this:
"At about 11 a.m ET on Saturday, our beloved singer Adele had passed away. Adele was born on May 5th, 1988 in London. She will be missed, but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy by commenting and liking on this page."
So that's right. This whole thing was a total hoax just for likes and attention. A celebrity's death, let alone anybody's death, is not something to joke about, or fake for attention. That and it's very obvious that this was a hoax. How could you believe somebody has died from such a lazily written statement from the one above coming from an unofficial Facebook page, when in reality, it would've came from an actual press release? I'm not mad at the people who believed this, as I'd be upset at anybody's death, and I understand how it happened. But who I am mad at is the people who started such a nasty rumor. If you ask me, I think that they should be permanently banned from Facebook. (This includes being IP banned, to make sure they can never use it on their computer, or from their IP address.)
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