maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted September 14, 2016 For those wondering and too lazy to follow the click bait this is the form studying that matters: Although his family had not given much detail concerning the exact ailment Tutu has been battling, they reportedly said it was however not anything related to the prostate cancer he has battled for almost 20 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted September 17, 2016 he's back in hospital. doesn't look good http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/17/africa/desmond-tutu-in-hospital/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted September 17, 2016 So he's back 2 and a half days after he discharged. Wonder how close he is to death. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted September 19, 2016 Breaking News. Desmond Tutu is dead: http://t1meslive.co.za/sad-news-desmond-tutu-dead-at-84-after-readmission-on-saturday/ EDIT: Think it's a hoax, looking at it again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted September 19, 2016 Breaking News. Desmond Tutu is dead: http://t1meslive.co.za/sad-news-desmond-tutu-dead-at-84-after-readmission-on-saturday/ Think it's a hoax, looking at it again Think you took the click bait there. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted September 19, 2016 Hold on a sec for a more reliable source. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted September 19, 2016 Hold on a sec for a more reliable source. This reminds me of Islam Karimov. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted September 19, 2016 BBC News headlines aren't covering it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted September 19, 2016 BBC News headlines aren't covering it? It's seeming to be fake. No major news sources are headlining it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,545 Posted September 19, 2016 It's always a little disappointing when it turns out to be a hoax, isn't it? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GossipGabe 333 Posted September 19, 2016 BBC News headlines aren't covering it? It's seeming to be fake. No major news sources are headlining it. Retired archbishop Desmond Tutu has said he is happy Nelson Mandela is dead so he does not have to see what South Africa's current leaders are doing to the country. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted September 19, 2016 Great this report made me look like an idiot on reddit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted September 19, 2016 the report he died earlier on today was a hoax. however it seems he may have died for real in the last few minutes. trying to verify it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted September 19, 2016 the report he died earlier on today was a hoax. however it seems he may have died for real in the last few minutes. trying to verify it... They used that same page as evidence. It's fake Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted September 19, 2016 damn! why do they have to these hoaxes?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted September 19, 2016 damn! why do they have to these hoaxes?! It's especially annoying when they are one of our candidates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chiesa52 132 Posted September 19, 2016 Here's a message that came from Desmond Tutu himself about 4 hours ago: He is not dead: http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2016/09/19/re-hospitalised-archbishop-desmond-tutu-thanks-well-wishers/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GossipGabe 333 Posted September 19, 2016 damn! why do they have to these hoaxes?! I think the answer is obvious: they want to harvest some clicks. They have strong incentives to report Any story that happens to originate from a janitor that works in the hospital where he was treated, or just happens to know the janitor that allegedly works in the hospital where he was treated. Even if the rumours are false, they are guaranteed to be the First to cover the story, so any subsequent report should cite Them as the primary source as the news spreads. Yeah, it'll soon turn out to be a hoax, but they aready have the clicks, don't they? On the other hand, if the rumour happens to be true, they might be the First site that covers the story. Even if subsequent news reports cite a more reliable source (hospital's spokesman), they might win the race for the social media since they might be shared/linked faster than their rivals. And social media people rarely care about reliability. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted September 19, 2016 damn! why do they have to these hoaxes?! I think the answer is obvious: they want to harvest some clicks. They have strong incentives to report Any story that happens to originate from a janitor that works in the hospital where he was treated, or just happens to know the janitor that allegedly works in the hospital where he was treated. Even if the rumours are false, they are guaranteed to be the First to cover the story, so any subsequent report should cite Them as the primary source as the news spreads. Yeah, it'll soon turn out to be a hoax, but they aready have the clicks, don't they? On the other hand, if the rumour happens to be true, they might be the First site that covers the story. Even if subsequent news reports cite a more reliable source (hospital's spokesman), they might win the race for the social media since they might be shared/linked faster than their rivals. And social media people rarely care about reliability. Considering that his Twitter page is saying that he's alive, it has a 97% chance that his death is not true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,421 Posted September 19, 2016 I know, it's a shame that Desmond Tutu is such an obscure person that his death, were it to happen, wouldn't be, oh I don't know, the major breaking news story for every fucking news source in the Western world and most beyond. "Oh, is this a hoax?" I think you'll be able to tell quite quickly if it wasn't a fucking hoax! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,014 Posted September 19, 2016 You know what I say to these hoaxers? Don't mess with my Tutu! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted September 19, 2016 Tutu much. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GossipGabe 333 Posted September 19, 2016 I know, it's a shame that Desmond Tutu is such an obscure person that his death, were it to happen, wouldn't be, oh I don't know, the major breaking news story for every effing news source in the Western world and most beyond. "Oh, is this a hoax?" I think you'll be able to tell quite quickly if it wasn't a effing hoax! Major breaking news story? In South Africa, surely. Everywhere in the West? Nah, I don't think so. He'd probably make the front page on major news sites, but hardly the most prominent spot. He's a symbol of black resistance under the Apartheid, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a South African hero, just like Mandela, but the latter was also a president and perhaps the most influential post-Apartheid politician in SA to date. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted September 19, 2016 I know, it's a shame that Desmond Tutu is such an obscure person that his death, were it to happen, wouldn't be, oh I don't know, the major breaking news story for every effing news source in the Western world and most beyond. "Oh, is this a hoax?" I think you'll be able to tell quite quickly if it wasn't a effing hoax! Major breaking news story? In South Africa, surely. Everywhere in the West? Nah, I don't think so. He'd probably make the front page on major news sites, but hardly the most prominent spot. He's a symbol of black resistance under the Apartheid, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a South African hero, just like Mandela, but the latter was also a president and perhaps the most influential post-Apartheid politician in SA to date. He's definitely big enough that the BBC would get him. Unless someone like Bob Dylan died the same day, he would be the front page. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr_T 254 Posted September 19, 2016 Even Hamlet is getting impatient with Desmond "O that this TuTu solid flesh would melt, Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
