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  • Is Miley Cyrus Dead? Just Another Death Hoax

    Is Miley Cyrus dead? No. The ‘Wrecking Ball’ singer is just fine. She was, however, the victim of a death hoax that spread like wild fire over the internet.

    Hollywood Life reports that the rumor started on Facebook. It announced that Miley Cyrus was found dead from an alleged drug overdose. The death hoax is the same scam that has plagued Facebook several times in the past year.

    In fact, this isn’t the first time that Miley Cyrus was reported dead. A similar Facebook scam said Miley was dead back in July. When Hollywood Life reached out to her about the hoax, she told them she thought it was ‘pretty funny.’

    “She is aware of the death hoax and thought it was actually pretty funny. By not responding, she thinks it is that much more of a joke because people are continuing to believe it,” their source said at back then.

    Softpedia reports that such scams should be obvious to most people.

    “The message offers a link that supposedly leads to a video with more explanation on the death of the celebrity. When accessed, it takes the potential victim to a poor imitation of a Facebook page,” they report. “The thumb image looks convincing, but fans of the artist know that it is actually taken from a video of her with Flaming Lips, called “Blonde SuperFreak Steals the Magic Brain.”’

    “Unless they are totally determined to watch the video news, any user should be able to spot the signs of the scam, despite all efforts of the crooks to preserve appearances. A closer examination reveals that the comments section and the statistics graphs are images and no real data is presented. Usually, these are evergreen elements that will be used for other campaigns too. However, advertisements have been added to the page, whose main functionality is to make the user believe that the entire page is real, since they change at mouse-over action.”

    Is Miley Cyrus dead? No. But the internet is full of deceitful people who want you to think otherwise–and they want to garner page views and shares in the process.

    Check out Miley Cyrus’s (or any other celebrity’s) web page–or a reputable news site–the next time you hear this kind of reported death rumor.

  • Is Miley Cyrus Dead? Nope Just A Hoax

    Miley Cyrus fans were shocked to hear that their favorite performer was rumored to be dead. According to Softpedia, a Facebook post showed a video of Miley allegedly dead on a bed, surrounded by pills and a pill bottle. It implied that Miley had died from a drug overdose.

    While the post may have looked legit, it was just a hoax and most true Miley fans were aware of it a short time after viewing the video.

    The video is actually a clip from the music video Blonde Super Freak Steals the Magic Brain featuring Miley Cyrus and the Flaming Lips.

    Not only was the video a hoax, it was created to get shares and page views. Anyone interested in seeing the video of a dead Miley Cyrus, had to click on it, share it and complete a survey in order to watch it. This caused the video to spread over social networks quickly by those who didn’t quickly identify the video as a hoax.

    This isn’t the first Miley Cyrus death hoax to hit the Internet. Earlier this year a hoax claimed that Miley was found dead in her apartment.

    Many celebrities have been the victims of death hoaxes, and these hoaxes can sometimes seem very believable.

    Miley hasn’t made a statement about the hoax, but it is likely she is just joking and laughing about it.

    Did you fall for the hoax?

  • Is Miley Cyrus Dead? No, But Death Hoax May Lead Viewers to Malicious Fake Facebook Message

    Miley Cyrus is allegedly dead. That is, a fake Facebook message makes one think the pop star died “some 48 minutes ago.”

    Softpedia reports that earlier this week, a Facebook message was making its rounds on the internet with a link to a video that provided details of Cyrus’ supposed death from an overdose..

    The thumbnail apparently looks real enough, but when the duped person clicks on the image, they are taken to a malicious version of the Facebook website, according to Online Threat Alerts. Once there, viewers are asked to complete surveys and/or share the link with their online friends.

    This will just spread the hoax further as their Facebook friends may then receive their own fake message, which is the ultimate goal of these survey companies.

    The image used may seem legit to Cryrus-fan neophytes because it actually comes from the controversial music video, Blonde SuperFreak Steals the Magic Brain, which features the 21-year-old singer and Flaming Lips in several scenes depicting an overdose.

    Back in July, a similar death hoax made its rounds about Cyrus, with the headline “{SHOCKING) Miley Cyrus Found Dead in Her Los Angeles Home! Country singer Miley Cyrus found overdosed this afternoon in her Los Angeles home,” according to Hollywood Life.

    There have been several other celebrity death hoaxes over the past months, including some that have suggested that Taylor Swift, Macaulay Culkin, Judd Nelson, Nancy Reagan and even, JLo have died.

    Keep these hoaxes in mind when supposed news of a celebrity’s death hits social media. Check first with legitimate news sources before clicking on any social media links.

  • Miley Cyrus Isn’t Dead, Shares Topless Pic To Prove It

    Miley Cyrus was the victim of yet another of those famous death hoaxes this weekend after a link was spread around Facebook claiming she had overdosed at her home. She’s alive and well, and to prove it she got topless in the desert for Instagram.

    The link included a photo of the singer surrounded by pills, which was actually a still taken from a video she recently did with The Flaming Lips. A “source” close to Cyrus told a gossip site that she was very aware of the hoax and was choosing to ignore it.

    “Miley is just laying low and hanging out with her new dog and just relaxing. She is aware of the death hoax and thought it was actually pretty funny. By not responding, she thinks it is that much more of a joke because people are continuing to believe it,” the source said.

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    Cyrus has reportedly joked that the death hoax means she’s having a “Beatles moment”, a reference to an old hoax about Paul McCartney, but her fans were clearly disturbed when the news began making its way around the web.

    Cyrus has still not commented on the rumors, but her Instagram account speaks for itself.

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