It is no news that a piece of information is running through social media, facebook precisely about the fact that Jackie Chan the popular cheorographer, singer and Actor is dead as a result of heart failure.
A facebook page,"R.I.P. JACKIE CHAN" which attracted a millions of "likes" and condolence messages actually gave the rumour a traction by giving people a believable reason for his death. According to it:
“At about 11 a.m. ET on Friday (June 12, 2015), our beloved actor Jackie Chan passed away. Jackie Chan was born on April 7, 1954 in Hong Kong. He will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.”
Condolence messages started triping in on the page and within some hours, thousands condolence messages had been written.

Recent poll conducted by celebrity post showed that not fewer than 74% of people took Jackie Chan to be dead.

Could this be true that Jackie Chan is dead?

On Saturday, June 13, Jackie Chan's reps officially confirmed that Jackie Chan is not dead but instead, he is healthy and agile. He also warned people not to always believe whatever is written on the social media.
Some fans are angry with this rumour while some took it to be a show of how popular he is all over the world.

Finally, Jackie Chan has joined the league of Artiste that are "killed" by the internet before their death.

SOURCES:
http://en.mediamass.net/people/jackie-chan/deathhoax.html
http://en.cpost.org/poll/jackie-chan/deathhoax.html

cc. lalasticala, fynestboi, seun

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