Terrible (Fake) News !!! Michael Essien

[oluwaseye the 1st.]

Just got a message on WhatsApp that he died in a car crash in Ghana . I just pray it's another fake news in circulation.

[oluwaseye the 1st.]

Mods please take it down I think it's fake news. Phew!!! Not seen it anywhere else.

[Chief Ogbunigwe]

whatsapp again. The single greatest source of fake news, yet people are quick to report and forward.

[Damunk]

“Michael Essien dead 2017” : Footballer killed by internet death hoax
By Jessica SimpsonAccraLast updated on July 9, 2017


Michael Essien is the latest celeb to fall victim to a death hoax

News of footballer Michael Essien’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the July 2017 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the 34-year-old footballer is alive and well.

UPDATE 09/07/2017 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Michael Essien death hoax spreads on Facebook

Rumors of the footballer’s alleged demise gained traction on Friday after a ‘R.I.P. Michael Essien’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the Ghanaian footballer’s passing....
http://en.mediamass.net/people/michael- ... hhoax.html#