Recently, a short and simple, straight to the point Twitter post created a buzz as it concerned the death of a famous professional wrestler/actor. "R.I.P. Hulk Hogan" went viral and encouraged fans to express their condolences by liking and commenting on the tweet. However, that request alone led many to believe that it was all part of another death hoax.

As fraudulent as it seems, some fans were easily affected by the sad news and reacted to the tweet. This made the issue a hot topic over the weekend and resulted in varied opinions through the Twitter community.

Fans of the talented actor expressed their sadness over the news and said that his death is a great loss to the industry. Some couldn't accept his death, some were not convinced in the slightest, but most tweets pertained to their curiosity on how did the 60-year old wrestling icon died. Theories have been circulating around, ranging from 'expected' commentary to the strangest of tweet.

Questions were answered when reports were released, August 6, that Hulk Hogan is not dead. Hogan's representative said that Hogan is alive and well in contrast to the death hoax Twitter post.

He also warned the people that they should stop believing in Internet hoaxes. Hogan is just a victim of a sensationalized hoax made by some people who want to gain attention from social media users. As expected, fans of Hogan expressed hate and anger to those who started the hoax.

Hoaxes like this are becoming a serious social media trend, and no matter how many times it happens in the past, people still buy into every time.