There seems to be a proliferation of well-known deaths on Facebook. I'm not sure I understand.
The most recent I've seen was this one right here... Joe Frazier's death at the age of 67. It's one of those things that really tugs at the heartstrings... since you can see Muhammed Ali on the mat, right behind him.
Everyone can identify, and feel for the guy.
What's wrong with that? Why nothing at all, except for the fact that Smokin' Joe Frazier actually died in 2011.
For some reason someone out there, or perhaps many someones, is creating facebook posts talking about the deaths of famous people, and spreading them around as though they just ocurred... I envision some dorky little dweeb, sitting in front of the computer's glow in their parents basement, snickering to themselves... "hee, hee, hee... they fell for it!".
I fell for one recently... someone posted Dave Brubek's death... and I shared it... not realizing that he'd actually passed away in 2012. A simple google search would have saved me from disseminating erroneous information out there.
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