singer beyoncé knowles was killed in a car crash.
singer beyoncé knowles was killed in a car crash.
beyoncé knowles death hoax
example:   [collected via twitter, february 2015]


































i swear #ripbeyonce better not be true or the world will end.


































—   (@its_hopeeee) february 24, 2015





































































on 23 february 2015, a rumor started circulating via twitter that singer beyoncé knowles had been killed in a car crash.


































unlike most celebrity death hoaxes, the rumor about beyoncé was not tied to the publication of a fake news article. instead, it appears that boredom and a few internet trolls were responsible for this rumor’s spread:





































































i'm bout to get this trending… #ripbeyonce


































— matt. (@mattmcgraii) february 24, 2015





































































the twitter account @cnnnewsfacts (which has no affiliation with cnn) then attached the #ripbeyonce hashtag to a photograph in an effort to perpetuate the rumor that beyoncé had passed away:





































































the above-displayed photo does not depict a car crash involving beyoncé, although it does capture a celebrity fatal crash site: the image was widely circulated via twitter shortly after the death of fast and furious star paul walker in 2013.


































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reports that singer beyoncé knowles was killed in a car crash are a hoax.
on 23 february 2015, a rumor started circulating via twitter that singer beyoncé knowles had been killed in a car crash. unlike most celebrity death hoaxes, the rumor was not tied to the publication of a fake news article. instead, it appears that boredom and a few internet trolls were responsible for this rumor’s spread. the twitter account @cnnnewsfacts attached the #ripbeyonce hashtag to a photograph in an effort to perpetuate the rumors.