Fans panic after Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's death hoax goes viral

Fans panic after Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's death hoax goes viral

Dwayne Johnson also known as The Rock is a favourite target of netizens when it comes to spreading fake news about him. Recently, a death hoax on him went viral on the internet as fans were shocked to hear the fake news.

The death hoax started with a report online headlined "BBC: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Dies at 47 after a terrible stunt attempted failed." Fans, unable to believe it started tweeting pictures of the news and tagged the Jumanji actor to know if it were true!

Gemma Dakin@GemmaDakin93X

Surely this can't be true? @TheRock #THEROCK #DwayneJohnson

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12:21 AM - Nov 14, 2019

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Jess@jlouise17x

Why am I seeing that @TheRock is dead ?!? I hope not can someone confirm this man is still breathing ???

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11:32 PM - Nov 13, 2019

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However, to the relief of fans, the news is completely fake as the people behind this false news also used the legitimate logo of the BBC to make it look authentic.

David Emery

✔@debunker

Dear Twitter: @TheRock isn't dead. It's an old, recurring internet hoax. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dwayne-johnson-death-hoax/ …

Dwayne Johnson Death Hoax

Reports of the death of actor Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson are fake news.

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1:50 AM - Nov 14, 2019

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