Published 13:44 IST, November 20th 2019

Dwayne Johnson's false death rumours spread chaos on the internet

Dwayne Johnson has been a target of many rumours spread by the internet trolls. Recently, he was targeted again as a hoax of his death spread across Twitter.

Reported by: Yashika Sharma
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Panic ensued on Twitter on vember 14 when a rumour spread across social media portal that Dwayne " Rock" Johnson has passed away. This death hoax went utterly viral on Twitter as fans were shocked and grieved by news. news went viral due to a report by a leading online news portal.

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Here is tweet about hoax article:

article shows a mochrome picture of Dwayne smiling at camera with words R. I. P. Dwayne Johnson, 1972-2019 written on it. headline of report said 'Dwayne " Rock" Johnson Dies at 47 After a Terrible Stunt Attempt Failed.' 

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While Dwayne himself hasn't yet responded to rumours, editor David Emery cleared out se death rumours. He addressed Twitterati and said that Dwayne isn't dead. He also informed that it is an old, recurring internet hoax.

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According to a report in a leading daily, this isn't first time that actor has faced death rumours. Two times before, in 2011 and 2014, Johnson was declared dead by many trolls online. In 2011, Dwayne had addressed se rumours on his Facebook p.

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Dwayne Johnson is busy with promotions of his movie Jumanji: Next Level. He recently posted a picture of himself with Danny DeVito on his Instagram. In caption, he called himself and Danny 'two twinning smoldering panrs'.

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12:50 IST, November 20th 2019