Nelson Mandela Victim Of Another Twitter Death Hoax

This weekend, people on Twitter got yet another reminder not to believe what you read on Twitter without confirming with an outside source.

Nelson Mandela has become the latest victim of a celebrity death hoax on Twitter, with the network abuzz with the false information that the former South African president had died in his sleep.

Mandela remains in the hospital in Pretoria with a lung infection and is in a “serious but stable condition,” according to the latest information from South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma.

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