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  • 2015-11-05 (xsd:date)
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  • Conspiracy Weary (en)
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  • A bizarre theory claiming that singer Avril Lavigne died and was replaced with a doppelgänger has been circulating online since the idea was first offered by the Portuguese-language blog Avril Esta Morta (Avril Is Dead) back in 2012; in October 2015, a reader asked: Since then, a ridiculous amount of evidence has surfaced to prove that the person currently posing as Avril Lavigne is an impostor. Song lyrics were analyzed, photographs were examined, and soon the conspiracy theory was propagated by web sites such as God Like Productions: The elaborate theory was even broken down by popular publications such as Vice and Gawker, and soon fans of the singer started questioning whether or not she was alive. But in July 2015 the Avril Esta Morta blog admitted that the theory was completely fabricated as an object lesson in internet misinformation and rumor: Unfortunately, the damage was already done. The above-quoted update was only liked 500 times within six months of its original publication. The Vice article, on the other hand, has been shared tens of thousands of times. As such, a number of Avril Lavigne's fans still believe that she passed away and was replaced with a doppelgänger: In summation, there is no truth behind the theory that Avril Lavigne killed herself and was replaced by an actress. This theory was created with the sole purpose of proving how easy it is to spread misinformation on the Internet. Well, mission accomplished. (en)
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