– Jean Leloup is in hot water…
– Caught red-handed…
– to “fake” his death…
– At the end of May this year, the UFalse news regarding the dec-è-s of Jean Leloup spread on social networks on Monday, fooling many Internet users who believed that the singer had left us. A wicked joke that reminds us that misinformation can sometimes spread like wildfire. (Duty)
“It was a friend who was generally well-versed in the art scene who sent me this message. I double-checked and saw that a lot of people had already shared the article, so I did the same. ” said the former director of information at Radio-Canada.
I double-checked once, but I should have checked four or five times! One of those caught in the net, Radio-Canada’s former information director general, Alain Saulnier, apologized. He immediately realized that the recent message he posted on his Facebook account was not true.
The retired journalist sees it as proof that anyone can be taken in by fake news, even the best-informed. Alain Saulnier calls on Internet users to be extra careful. While Quebec was already mourning the death of actor Michel Cotte, the hoax surfaced on Facebook on Monday morning, whose author is unknown. It was later broadcast widely, especially by some of the people who appear in the middle of the show.
This false article was written from the French site Actualite.co, whose name might suggest a news outlet. But this is not the case: this is a site where Internet users are invited to create fake news jokes with just a few clicks.
– but now rumors abound as to what Jean Leloup will be in the guise of this hoax.
– An article from Voir Resurfaces magazine…
Tired of playing the stars, betrayed by his dependence on stardom, Jean Leloup chose to give it up. At least that’s what he says, suddenly announcing that he’ll be giving up his last gig this fall, turning to another career before putting his character to death. What is his black destiny? Not exactly, no. (see 2003)
Jean Leloup is on the brink of death.
Still glowing, his body trembled under the effect of this nervous hyperactivity, which marked him, and no sign betrayed his excruciating agony. And when he announces his imminent dec-è-s, we half believe him. His debut album was still called Liar.
“I’ll let go. Jean Leloup, I’m going to kill him, he says. I created this character 15 years ago, and now I’m going to kill him. For now, I’m still deciding how I’m going to go. Does my heart come out of my chest and hit the windshield in a car accident? Bleeding out like a ninja movie and falling on stage where I get nailed to a microphone stand? I don’t know yet, but I’d like a nice weather where I’d die surrounded by my loved ones, giving my last wishes, I’d like a slow death like Socrates, you know? But whatever, Jean Leloup is going to die, I promise.
Finally, for Jean Leloup’s funeral, where are we going? “Well, I don’t know. I’m dying and I’ll give you a few months to plan the funeral. I’ll tell you about it…”
– A strange coincidence happened exactly 20 years later…
– The death of Jean Leloup was announced…
– Like a big marketing blow..
– Suddenly…
– His SPOTIFY plays are exploding…
– Leloup always wanted to die… better come back…
– and pocket the money linked to his fake death…
– 20 years later… he died smiling…
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