Circulating message that features an image depicting a grave covered by a sturdy iron cage claims that the cages were used in Victorian times to keep vampires and zombies from escaping should they rise from the dead.
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Death
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Death Scams and HoaxesFake-NewsHoaxes
Pamela Anderson Targeted in Death Hoax — Pamela is NOT Dead
by Brett M. Christensen March 17, 2018According to a supposed news story that has been circulating via social media, actress and model Pamela Anderson has died.
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Death Scams and Hoaxes
Pink Floyd Drummer Nick Mason is NOT Dead
by Brett M. Christensen March 9, 2018Rumours claiming that Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has died have been spreading rapidly via Twitter and Facebook. The rumours took hold after a false death date was added to Nick Mason’s Wikipedia page on March 1st, 2018.
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A bogus press release circulating around the Internet claims actor Will Ferrell was killed in a paragliding accident
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Email claims that children have died after consuming Diet Coke and Mentos together. The message includes photographs of the violent reaction that occurs when Diet Coke and Mentos are combined
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Message that appears to be a news report claims that the actor Tom Hanks fell to his death while filming on location in New Zealand