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With the level of anonymity it offers, it’s no surprise that Twitter is ripe with fake accounts. The site has done its part to stop scammers from impersonating people, but the problem still remains. Unfortunately, the latest hoax to hit the microblogging site took a sad, eerie, and dark turn.
According to Valleywag, a person posing as Dallas Morning News columnist Gerry Fraley reported the death of NFL wide receiver Chris Henry on Wednesday via a series of tweets about 12-hours prior to Henry’s actual death. We can’t imagine the heartache this caused family and friends. At the time, Henry was in the hospital after he fell from the bed of a moving pickup Tuesday. With his family by his bed, Henry died Thursday around 6:30 a.m. EST.
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NFL Player’s Death Eerily Predicted Hours Before By Fake Twitter Account originally appeared on Switched on Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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