{"id":8008,"date":"2020-11-16T09:19:39","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T14:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chyrfm\/?p=8008"},"modified":"2020-11-16T09:19:39","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T14:19:39","slug":"no-drake-did-not-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chyrfm\/blogs\/mornings\/2020\/11\/no-drake-did-not-die\/","title":{"rendered":"No…Drake Did Not Die"},"content":{"rendered":"

The internet strikes again, and this time it’s at Drake<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

He’s the latest to falsely be deemed deceased, after a photoshopped LA Times<\/em> article circulated Twitter on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Fans erupted, with the hashtag #RIPDrake<\/strong> trending moments later.<\/p>\n

It’s only fitting that some off-hand, hilarious Tweets follow the news that he’s fine. Check out some of our favorites:<\/p>\n

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Obviously…this is not true. But this does spark a conversation about how easily we believe celebrities died without any credible source.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the earliest example is the rumored & FALSE death of Paul McCartney<\/strong> in 1966. People say the real Paul died then and a look-alike is the one we’ve seen since. Queue Avril Lavigne<\/strong>, cause the conspiracy theory is identical.<\/p>\n

Twenty(ish) years ago, two radio DJs decided to start a rumor that both Britney Spears & Justin Timberlake<\/strong>, who were together at the time, died in a car accident. Of course this is false, but doesn’t that just seem cruel?<\/p>\n

Another notable fake death includes\u00a0Nick Jonas, <\/b>with a couple different claims of his death. First, he apparently died\u00a0of cardiac arrest due to complications from his diabetes. Later he died again when his heart stopped after a lap dance in a Dallas strip club (?!!!).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The last we’ll touch on is\u00a0<\/span>Taylor Swift, <\/b>who has\u00a0been “killed” several times.\u00a0 In 2009, she was said to have been in a fatal car accident and then, months later, she “died” from an allergic reaction to sleeping pills.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moral of the story, STOP FAKING CELEBRITY DEATHS!<\/strong>\u00a0As Jay so eloquently put it – it will only make it more challenging for people to grasp when they DO actually pass away.<\/p>\n

Let’s reminisce on some simpler times…you know, before Drake died…<\/p>\n