A Twitter hoax briefly convinced Britain that Queen Elizabeth II was dead

Looks like a fake BBC account reporting that the queen is dead pic.twitter.com/kVKYucUv88 — Anthony Cheung (@AWMCheung) December 29, 2016 Many people would argue that 2016 has been the year of celebrity deaths. Others might say it was the year of “fake news.” A story from Britain this week showed it could perhaps be both. […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/12/30/a-twitter-hoax-briefly-convinced-britain-that-queen-elizabeth-ii-was-dead/