On October 22, evening, the net ran over the news that the legendary BB was dead. The author of this sensation was the French influencer Aqababe, known for publishing celebrity gossip. He wrote on Instagram that The actor died todayand even that The coffin has already been ordered. Within hours, the information began to circulate around the French Internet. Thousands of users made news, commented, expressed their condolences.
The star reacted immediately. In her account, X briefly wrote: I don't know what kind of idiot put out this false news about my death, but just so you know, I'm fine and I'm not going to put up my weapon yet. 91-year-old Bardot, who had late undergone surgery at a infirmary in Tulon, had already returned to her home in Saint-Tropez and asked to respect her privacy.
This episode reopened the discussion about the power of fake news, especially those concerning the life and death of known people. In fact, akin rumors are older than the Internet. In 1886, the Paris press “killed” Charles Baudelaire, in 1942, newspapers reported the departure “after a long illness” Josephine Bakerwho in fact died in 1975.
However, the net has made this phenomenon a phenomenon of unprecedented scope. In March 2024 rumors had to dement Buckingham Palace erstwhile Russian media dissolved the news that King Charles III He's dead. Ozzy Osbourne He learned about his death from YouTube. I'm not dead! I'm not going anywhere! – he was angry at his podcast. Britney Spears was "killed" after breaking into the authoritative Sony Music account, and the author Games about the throne, George R.R. Martin, reached for a celebrated quote Mark Twain: The rumors of my death are very much exaggerated. And he added that He's going to live a long life, finish his books and then consider getting off the stage.
Accidents even happen to serious media. The celebrated became the "CNN incident" in 2003 erstwhile net giants found ready sketches of the obituary of celebrated people on media servers. Among them were texts dedicated to Fidel Castro, Nelson Mandela, the Pope John Paul II, Ronald Reagan., Dick Cheney. and Gerald Ford.. Most of them were in perfect wellness at the time. In addition, part of the obituary contained grotesque mistakes: John Paul II allegedly "loved car racing", and Dick Cheney, whose obituary seemingly was based on the template of the memo on Queen Mother, was named "the UK's favourite grandmother". A akin scandal broke out in November 2020 erstwhile Radio France Internationale by mistake published about 100 premature obituaryes. The list included among others. Clint East wood, Sophia Loren, Pelé, Jimmy Carter, Ajatollah Ali Chamenei, Raúl Castro, and... Brigitte Bardot. The station explained a ‘serious method error’ during the page update.
But there's besides the another side of the medal. They're celebrities who truly died, but part of the planet inactive believes they're alive. Elvis Presley is the best example of this kind of myth. Although he died in 1977, fans have for decades claimed to be alive, possibly in South America, or possibly on a deserted island. akin theories revolve about Princess Diana. Some say she faked her own death to escape media hell and British monarchy. Rumor has accompanied people forever. Today, however, it has better tools. It takes 1 post to make death a viral spreader online faster than any denial.
