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canetoad

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4. There's been a hoax on Facebook

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Wed May 3, 2017, 11:10 PM

May 2017

Prince Philip death hoax spreads on Facebook

Rumors of the prince’s alleged demise gained traction on Tuesday after a ‘R.I.P. Prince Philip’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the British prince’s passing:

“At about 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday (May 02, 2017), our beloved prince Prince Philip passed away. Prince Philip was born on June 10, 1921 in Mon Repos. He will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.”

http://en.mediamass.net/people/prince-philip/deathhoax.html

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Prince Philip, a man that was an interesting person, may have passed at age 95. [View all] CK_John May 2017 OP

Nothing out there yet Warpy May 2017 #1

Queen's aides call royal staff for emergency meeting. elleng May 2017 #2

Thank you Warpy May 2017 #3

There's been a hoax on Facebook canetoad May 2017 #4

Plus he opened a cricket stand yesterday. He's relatively healthy for 95 nt maryellen99 May 2017 #5

Nothing on BBC about anything that might sound like it 2naSalit May 2017 #6

I did see this on Twitter from an Australian reporter maryellen99 May 2017 #7

He was - but not always for the right reasons. tenorly May 2017 #8

He always says stuff like that jberryhill May 2017 #9

Perhaps he didn't mean it. But if he did so repeatedly, it's hard to give him benefit of the doubt. tenorly May 2017 #10

Google Prince Phillip with "joke" or "gaffe" jberryhill May 2017 #13

I also read that he once condemned the welfare state... Ken Burch May 2017 #29

They have both been active so nothing is a sure sign of either passing lunasun May 2017 #11

Could just as easily be the Queen. Barack_America May 2017 #12

Neither is any sort of a spring chicken Warpy May 2017 #14

Sorry, I didn't see this post. n/t bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #15

saw some reports saying the Queen and Philip are Fine JI7 May 2017 #16

Like this one bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #18

This lady says both Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip are alive and well bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #17

Here's an ITV reporter's tweet bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #19

And when he was on he was dressed in a black suit and black tie nt maryellen99 May 2017 #24

And from the BBC. bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #25

What's unclear to me is just how unusual PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #20

All-hands aren't weekly or monthly, but not unknown. politicat May 2017 #21

The announcement will be in 30 minutes. n/t bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #22

Hopefully, the annoucement will be around Prince Harry marrying the first Black woman in the Royals HipChick May 2017 #23

Foul mouthed knitters in the UK have suggested Warpy May 2017 #27

No cause for alarm about Queen Elizabeth and Philip after royal staff called to meeting: source elleng May 2017 #26

They had a later report saying Philip and HM were both fine. Ken Burch May 2017 #28

Not true. JNelson6563 May 2017 #30

Turns out he's just retiring in August. n/t PoliticAverse May 2017 #31

Retiring from a subsided life.. HipChick May 2017 #33

I hate seeing fake news on DU. cwydro May 2017 #32

This was not fake news. elleng May 2017 #34

But the OP stated "may have passed at age 95", PunkinPi May 2017 #35

The op implied he had died. cwydro May 2017 #36

I think the only implication was the simple possibility of death LanternWaste May 2017 #37

Lol. cwydro May 2017 #38