False reports are spreading like wildfire suggesting that the Canadian superstar Celine Dion has died in a plane crash. David Emery from About.com reports that the story was fueled by a rogue app on Facebook that requests access to members’ profile information and permission to post on their behalf. Unlucky Facebookers who managed to fall for the clever scam and granted access for the app to send reposts of the false article can remove the app by following these instructions. The hoax news story originated on a prank website several years ago and once again had the internet in a frenzy. Dion fans will be relieved to know that the multi Grammy Award winning artist is alive and well.
Celine Dion is alive and well.
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(Hollywood Breaking News) – R.I.P Celine Dion At about 11 a.m. ET on Sunday (October 20, 2013), Celine Dion died in a plane crash. The culprit for the story is Global Associated, aka Mediafetcher. “Celine Dion presumed dead in private plane crash”, Global claims that Celine died today at “Denver Peak-Regional Airport”. a small private aircraft in distress ceased radio contact with the control tower and fell below radar frequency after reporting engine trouble and smoke in the cockpit. Actress, Celine Dion was believed to have been a passenger on the flight. Raw footage of her accident has been recorded and leaked to fox news but cannot be broadcasted over the air so it was uploaded via the internet for the public to view. Due to the graphic content of this video, please be advised 18+ only. Watch Full Exclusive Video–>
