Kanye West Dead As A Result Of Car Accident

Not So Much

According to the internet, rapper Kanye West is Dead.

Websites — mostly Twitter and Facebook — are all buzzing with the rumor that Kanye West died in a Los Angeles car accident.

But the sheer scope of the false report of the death of Kanye West this morning is unprecedented.

Everything begins with a false story of a car accident early this morning in Los Angeles, between two luxury cars. The “new” was born on a U.S. forum, without any verification. So, some clever little jump at the opportunity and create pages related to the false news, and truffent virus. Besides the contamination of many computers, these items have the effect of increasing the magnitude of the rumor on the net, which is found in home page of Google News.

Of course, Twitter is exploding this morning, the number one topic number one,  “RIP Kanye West”

The rapper’s girlfriend, supermodel Amber Rose, has used his personal account to deny the rumor, say it was considered “very bad taste.”