great rapper celebrity is still alive....

missuse of internet is the hackers job and this is what we called the world of borderless
edited by: Saudi Ali 22.10.2009


In case you hadn't heard, Kanye West is alive and well. The rapper was merely reported dead this morning as part of an elaborate Internet hoax. The fake news report had West in a two-car accident in Los Angeles involving a red Ferrari and a white Porsche. West, the story went, was killed, a second person sustained injuries, a third was arrested for vehicular manslaughter and a fourth was detained by police.

Twitter and Facebook fueled the rumors, and hackers reportedly pushed the story to the top of the search engines. It was West's girlfriend, Amber Rose, who came to his rescue, tweeting, "This 'RIP Kanye West' topic is not funny and it's NOT TRUE!"

West is just the latest celebrity to fall victim to a death hoax. Let's take a look back at some of the rest.