Don’t worry Twitchy fans, we’re not going to start covering every celebrity death hoax. But really? Jackie Chan? Loveable, butt-kicking, America-hating Jackie Chan?
https://twitter.com/paulaquino22/status/347507023325306881
We see these things come across our desks every day, but after a while we start to wonder how these death hoaxes continue to self-perpetuate. How many hoaxes does it take before people stop retweeting this rubbish, or before whoever starts them stops thinking it’s funny? Are there not better ways to prank the Twittersphere? Couldn’t we at least, like, announce the death of the last Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus or something? At least that would be legitimate, creative comedy.
But no, we’re killing off Jackie Chan … again.
https://twitter.com/AidanZeitz11/status/347512620812730368
https://twitter.com/trishhiyah/status/347196246609494016
https://twitter.com/BrandyMacKenzie/status/347504050998222849
jackie chan rip
— taeganprisk (@taeganprisk) June 19, 2013
https://twitter.com/prettyberryrock/status/347251124727844864
RIP Jackie Chan. wut?
— naomi (@hanababiano) June 19, 2013
RIP Jackie Chan: Martial Arts Legend 🙁
— NathanielNicoFuster ?️? (@callmeTHANIEL) June 19, 2013
https://twitter.com/KnightBraven/status/347520518959796225
https://twitter.com/LavUbebeAsher/status/347487795901779969
Whoever did that last one gets extra points for graphics, but still, what is wrong with people?
At the end of the day, this is nothing out of the ordinary. However, speaking for those of us who actually have to sit and watch our Twitter feeds for a living, can we please stop the madness?
OH MY GOSH MY MOM JUST TOLD ME JACKIE CHAN WAS DEAD LOL MOM IT'S FAKE AND IT WAS FROM LIKE 3 YEARS AGO. SMH GET OFF FACEBOOK
— Pauline Therese (@paulinealfonsoo) June 20, 2013
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