Hoax on Harry Potter fans


This has all the earmarks of a hoax, including that it cannot be confirmed in any news service: Teenage girl kills herself over fake spoilers of Harry Potter and the Deathly hallows.

It’s got all the classic sings of urban myths: No citation, no source traceable or even a hint of a traceable source (“the radio” can’t be traced), the “I heard” line, no mention of location or anything else that might place it.

Worse, it looks like a replay of the 2005 hoax that accompanied the release of Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince — a hoax based on a comedy report.

I can’t find this latest mention in any news source. But it’s propelled the blogger to a high ranking on the daily WordPress report.

I call “HOAX!”

If you see any confirmation, send it this way, please.

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3 Responses to Hoax on Harry Potter fans

  1. mpheak's avatar mpheak says:
    July 24, 2007 at 10:16 am

    Interesting.

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  2. Patrick's avatar Patrick says:
    July 22, 2007 at 10:45 pm

    plus it was supposedly in the Philippines.

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