Story:
This is the latest message spreading on Facebook with a video claiming to show how the famous action film star Chuck Norris died. The message says, “Who thought Chuck was going to live for ever? www.example.com”
Analysis:
These messages and videos on Facebook surrounding Chuck Norris death are simply scams, to clickjack your account or to divert you onto misleading information. Chuck Norris isn’t dead, he is very much alive. The Facebook users who clicked on these links were redirected to several irrelevant pages like online surveys, download Youtube update or free gift cards etc.
Such misleading links can harm your Facebook account, and cause significant threat to your computer. Therefore such messages should not be clicked, they have to be deleted simply. Read the reference section to learn how to identify a scam survey on Facebook.
Hoax or Fact:
Hoax.
References:
Chuck Norris is not dead
How to identify a Facebook Survey Scam
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