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I apologise if I do not have permission to post this here.
This evening (Tuesday, 13th December) there has been various websites and social networking profiles claiming that Hulk Hogan has died.
THIS IS NOT TRUE!
Terry 'Hulk Hogan' Bollea is alive and well. All of these reports seem to be based upon rumour and false reporting.
I should point out that none of the websites or people advertising this news are connected to Bollea in any way. And none of them are official sources. The story has managed to avoid all major and respectable news sites so far. For that reason, the stories can be suspected of being rumour.
It is very likely that Hogan has been the latest victim in a new wave of trolling campaigns. The campaign starts with one unidentified ringleader. This person finds someone who is within the public eye that has drawing a large amount of haters. The ringleader encourages haters to wait until a specific date and time. Once that the exact minute has reached, followers are encouraged to go onto social networking websites and forums like these to announce his death. Followers are encouraged to wait until the specified minute to make the news seem real. They are discouraged from revealing any major details about the event. The idea is to convince supporters that their hero has actually died.
At this time, the story has not trended on Twitter and seems to have picked up a rather small following.
Other celebrities have been victims of similar campaigns over the past year, including Justin Beiber. This time last year, non-Beliebers were encouraged to start a rumour that Justin Beiber had died in an accident. Followers were asked to wait until 14:00GMT before logging in Facebook and posting the phrase 'R.I.P. Justin 1994 - 2010' on as many pages as possible. The lie included that he was hit by a car at 13:41GMT after leaving an interview. Paramedics were called but failed to resusitate him. Follewers were allowed to ab-lib, but nor change the story. Needless to say, Justin Beiber is very much alive.
Hogan has not appeared on TNA programming or appeared at any TNA live event in some time. This story has been used to feed the rumour that Hogan had been ill. But as reported on many websites, Hogan has since made other public appearances, and is currently seeking legal action against his wife over allegations into his personal life. Hogan's health has been very public. He has been suffering with bodily damage that comes with old age, drug use, multiple injuries and a long career in the ring. However he has not been ill. The decision to temporarily remove Hogan from TNA events was made by TNA management. Hogan is not in poor health.
This is not the first time that trollers have claimed that Hogan had died this year. Hogan was one of many celebrities named in the 'R.I.P.' campaign. This campaign insisted that R.I.P. stood for 'Really Inspiring Person' and not 'Resting In Piece'. However, the campaign would celebrate the life of the celebrity by publishing obituries for them. The posts did suggest that the celebrity being celebrated had died that day, while none had. Along with Hogan included actors Jackie Chan, Will Smith, skater Tony Hawk and olympian Lance Armstrong.
This evening (Tuesday, 13th December) there has been various websites and social networking profiles claiming that Hulk Hogan has died.
THIS IS NOT TRUE!
Terry 'Hulk Hogan' Bollea is alive and well. All of these reports seem to be based upon rumour and false reporting.
I should point out that none of the websites or people advertising this news are connected to Bollea in any way. And none of them are official sources. The story has managed to avoid all major and respectable news sites so far. For that reason, the stories can be suspected of being rumour.
It is very likely that Hogan has been the latest victim in a new wave of trolling campaigns. The campaign starts with one unidentified ringleader. This person finds someone who is within the public eye that has drawing a large amount of haters. The ringleader encourages haters to wait until a specific date and time. Once that the exact minute has reached, followers are encouraged to go onto social networking websites and forums like these to announce his death. Followers are encouraged to wait until the specified minute to make the news seem real. They are discouraged from revealing any major details about the event. The idea is to convince supporters that their hero has actually died.
At this time, the story has not trended on Twitter and seems to have picked up a rather small following.
Other celebrities have been victims of similar campaigns over the past year, including Justin Beiber. This time last year, non-Beliebers were encouraged to start a rumour that Justin Beiber had died in an accident. Followers were asked to wait until 14:00GMT before logging in Facebook and posting the phrase 'R.I.P. Justin 1994 - 2010' on as many pages as possible. The lie included that he was hit by a car at 13:41GMT after leaving an interview. Paramedics were called but failed to resusitate him. Follewers were allowed to ab-lib, but nor change the story. Needless to say, Justin Beiber is very much alive.
Hogan has not appeared on TNA programming or appeared at any TNA live event in some time. This story has been used to feed the rumour that Hogan had been ill. But as reported on many websites, Hogan has since made other public appearances, and is currently seeking legal action against his wife over allegations into his personal life. Hogan's health has been very public. He has been suffering with bodily damage that comes with old age, drug use, multiple injuries and a long career in the ring. However he has not been ill. The decision to temporarily remove Hogan from TNA events was made by TNA management. Hogan is not in poor health.
This is not the first time that trollers have claimed that Hogan had died this year. Hogan was one of many celebrities named in the 'R.I.P.' campaign. This campaign insisted that R.I.P. stood for 'Really Inspiring Person' and not 'Resting In Piece'. However, the campaign would celebrate the life of the celebrity by publishing obituries for them. The posts did suggest that the celebrity being celebrated had died that day, while none had. Along with Hogan included actors Jackie Chan, Will Smith, skater Tony Hawk and olympian Lance Armstrong.
