Anyone waking up early on Wednesday morning and checking what was trending on Twitter would've see the rumour that soccer superstar David Beckham had died.
However, it is nothing more than the latest in a series of hacks trending over the social networking site Twitter.
Extraordinarily, certain unaccounted-for reports have gone further to state details of the unconfirmed crash.
It is said that the 36-year-old lost control while driving a friend's vehicle on Interstate 80 and rolled the vehicle several times killing him instantly.
Twitter had numerous tweets quashing the rumors, while most reacted angrily to whoever is behind the story although the more gullible tweeters expressed fear and grief.
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However, it is nothing more than the latest in a series of hacks trending over the social networking site Twitter.
There is no official confirmation of the news, although that hasn't stopped sites from speculating.
Extraordinarily, certain unaccounted-for reports have gone further to state details of the unconfirmed crash.
It is said that the 36-year-old lost control while driving a friend's vehicle on Interstate 80 and rolled the vehicle several times killing him instantly.
Twitter had numerous tweets quashing the rumors, while most reacted angrily to whoever is behind the story although the more gullible tweeters expressed fear and grief.
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