Fake Death Reports

[Arthur Little]

... over the past couple of days, there've been rumours as to the passing of two luminaries - Sirs Sean Connery and Anthony Hopkins -BOTH unsubstantiated!!

Anyone else here come across those?

[Steve.r]

Can't say I have Arthur

[grahamw48]

Where did you dig those up from Arthur ?

[Arthur Little]

Can't say I have Arthur

... each of their names appeared on my facebook page, thus:

Remembering Sir Sean Connery ...... (yesterday afternoon)

AND

Remembering Sir Anthony Hopkins ... (this forenoon)

Hmm ... ... most likely some idiot, internet troll.

[Arthur Little]

Where did you dig those up from Arthur ?

Graham ... see my reply to Steve.

[Arthur Little]

Upon further investigation ... here is a link to the former ...

http://en.mediamass.net/people/sean-...deathhoax.html ...

Still to unearth (pun intended) the latter.

[grahamw48]

Link doesn't work for me Arthur.

Maybe that's dead too.

[Arthur Little]

Link doesn't work for me Arthur.

Maybe that's dead too.

Ahh ... my fault; in my haste, I'd omitted to insert a 'dot' between the words en & mediamass! ... try again, Graham.

[Arthur Little]

... next, the *latter :-

http://www.inquisitr.com/3078629/ant...ty-death-hoax/

Seems *this one was announced months ago, !

It appears - as has since been established - BOTH are still alive and well.

[Michael Parnham]

What is the purpose of putting out a Death Hoax on social media?

[Arthur Little]

What is the purpose of putting out a Death Hoax on social media?

Trolls ... AGAIN, Michael.