Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho is the latest Twitter celebrity death hoax today, as it was reported that he died in an auto accident. The rumor is false.
This rumor emerged from the same website that has propagated so many other recent celebrity death hoaxes recently. You can see the fake article here. Take note of the footer on the page that also admits that the story is fake and was generated by one of its visitors. This website allows visitors to simply fill in a name and generate a news story about their death.
It should be noted that if a sports star of this status had passed away, it would be on major news sites, which it is not.
Take a look at the links below, which discuss many of the other celebrity rumors over the past six months, including Eddie Murphy, who seems to die off almost every few weeks –
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