Today: A slew of online death hoaxes, an Olive Garden manager's email rant, and Disney Channel shutdown rumors

These Celebrities Have Been Targets of Online Death Hoaxes

Celebrity death hoaxes (i.e., false rumors about famous people dying) can take many forms, such as Facebook posts sharing misleading articles with sensational headlines, or TikTok and YouTube videos purporting to break the tragic news without naming sources.

This form of junk news, designed to get gullible readers to pay attention because a famous person is involved, is often clickbait, if not an outright phishing scam.

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