{"id":639734,"date":"2013-01-24T11:50:47","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T16:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=213020"},"modified":"2013-01-24T11:50:47","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T16:50:47","slug":"shaggy-not-dead-twitter-users-can-relax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/639734","title":{"rendered":"Shaggy Not Dead, Twitter Users Can Relax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A death-hoax is making the rounds once again, and once again, singer Shaggy is the victim.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Wasn&#8217;t Me&#8221; singer has been on the receiving end of the hoax a couple of times now but fans can rest assured that he&#8217;s still kickin&#8217; despite an internet rumor that he was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2013\/01\/23\/shaggy-not-dead-rumor-hoax\/\">stabbed<\/a> during a barfight. An update to Shaggy&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shaggy_(musician)\">Wikipedia page<\/a> caused a lot of confusion, however, as the prankster behind the hoax updated his bio to include his death date. The page has since been changed. <\/p>\n<p>Fans and curious Twitter users took to the social media site to discuss, exclaim, and mourn the performer before word got out that it was all a hoax:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Lol why is wikipedia saying that Shaggy is dead :s<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nicolas R. Khan(@DuttyKhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DuttyKhan\/status\/294214184223256579\">January 23, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>\u201c@<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnnie_avtomat\">johnnie_avtomat<\/a>: WTF they mean by Shaggy dead?\u201dthis must be a lie!!!! :&#8217;(<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Black Rosa Parks (@keelahtequila) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keelahtequila\/status\/294214071539081216\">January 23, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>it says Shaggy is dead on wikipedia! I hope this is some cruel joke! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23MrBoomBastic\">#MrBoomBastic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sammie Joyce (@SammieJoyce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SammieJoyce\/status\/294189526077829120\">January 23, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/s<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>'Shaggy denies claims he's dead' is such a strange sentence<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jack Chisholm (@mrchizza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrchizza\/status\/294481009142013953\">January 24, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>I refuse to believe Shaggy is dead until JA 7 o'clock news verify &gt;.&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; '\u015a\u016f\u0188\u021f \u0386 \u0492\u00f9q'\u019d L\u03ac\u0500\u04d7\u04d7\u264e (@Phylii_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phylii_\/status\/294214350707757057\">January 23, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>LOOOL Jody sehh Shaggy cyaa dead, him immortal<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u2665\u00a4Speaks My Mind\u00a4\u2665 (@_Its_Zoe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_Its_Zoe\/status\/294212383096840194\">January 23, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=PZRTwYOExBE:NUwSvbbrIFs:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=PZRTwYOExBE:NUwSvbbrIFs:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=PZRTwYOExBE:NUwSvbbrIFs:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=PZRTwYOExBE:NUwSvbbrIFs:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=PZRTwYOExBE:NUwSvbbrIFs:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=PZRTwYOExBE:NUwSvbbrIFs:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=PZRTwYOExBE:NUwSvbbrIFs:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=PZRTwYOExBE:NUwSvbbrIFs:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=PZRTwYOExBE:NUwSvbbrIFs:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/PZRTwYOExBE\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A death-hoax is making the rounds once again, and once again, singer Shaggy is the victim. The &#8220;Wasn&#8217;t Me&#8221; singer has been on the receiving end of the hoax a couple of times now but fans can rest assured that he&#8217;s still kickin&#8217; despite an internet rumor that he was stabbed during a barfight. 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