Everyone is subject to fake news, but especially the wealthy and well-known. There seems to be a new false report about a famous person or other prominent figure every day.

In her mid-nineties, Queen Elizabeth II has been often misidentified as having passed away.

At the age of 80, legendary singer Dionne Warwick made her Twitter debut and became an overnight hit.

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Eastwood, Clint In 2019, speculations that Eastwood had passed away from a heart attack spread like wildfire.

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Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake In 2001, two Dallas DJs who were ostensibly only pulling a nasty prank on the public stated that Britney and JT had passed away.

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Barack Obama The Fox News Twitter account was hacked in July 2011, and the hackers tweeted that Obama had been killed.

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Tech N9ne After news outlets mistook him with battle rapper Tech 9, who passed away on March 25, 2019, Tech N9ne had to make a public statement to clarify that he was still alive.

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Avril Lavigne There were claims that Avril Lavigne had committed suicide in 2003.

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