Rappers caught up in 'death' hoaxes

Rappers Lil' Wayne and Wiley today assured the public that they were still very much alive, despite online hoaxes claiming the pair had both met violent ends. In separate reports mocked up to look like a BBC News page, it was first claimed that US rapper Lil' Wayne had been shot and killed yesterday following a gang-related feud in New Orleans. The news was quickly proved untrue, by virtue of Wayne still being alive. Today, UK MC Wiley found himself the recipient of a similar fake news report, s...

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