Hoax on Harry Potter fans

July 22, 2007

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 Princea 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.