The unverified account has 2 tweets and 263 followers. It spells the word “news” with two v’s instead of a w.
An obvious fake. Nevertheless, a few tweeters were duped and the rumor has begun to spread:
https://twitter.com/Jbieb143/status/288216934183473152
“@mtvnevvs: Music Legend Cher found dead in her Malibu Home at the age of 66, Rip Cher, more details at http://t.co/OoIx1o39”wow
— Lo Sandiego (@AshleyEllo) January 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/DRDTraiin/status/288178264323784704
Music Legend Cher found dead in her Malibu Home at the age of 66, Rip Cher,
— PHAISAL ✨ (@i_amfaisal) January 7, 2013
OMG! #Cher is dead?!! she had an extraodinary voice n her song #believe has taken me through,, ..*moment of silence* R.I.P
— Fatma Pole (@FatmaPole) January 7, 2013
Wait is Cher dead? Like really i love her
— – (@ladygxnja) January 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/Neon_Maverick/status/288217574259437569
Model Christine Teigen woke up her husband John Legend with the bad news:
I woke john up to tell him Cher is dead. He got sad but then went back to bed. Don't want to wake him again so just roll with it in the AM.
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 7, 2013
She later realized her error, but (wisely) declined to wake him up a second time:
Kind of hilarious watching john sleep and knowing he thinks Cher is dead
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 7, 2013
Some tweeters are putting out the word that the story is untrue:
Cher isn't dead…
— zaddy (@zachriaul) January 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/Cococxnt/status/288170536356417536
Thank god Cher isn't dead
— Jason Lam (@jasonlam_) January 7, 2013
Thankfully, we will all be able to enjoy Cher’s barely comprehensible anti-Republican Twitter rants for many years to come.
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