elaborate hoax to fool Justin Bieber fans into thinking that their
idol has cancer - which he certainly doesn't. Not cool, 4chan.
The tricksters faked a tweet from Entertainment Tonight's official
account, reading "Pop star Justin Bieber was diagnosed with cancer
earlier this morning. Bieber fans are shaving their heads to show
their support."
They doctored a few photos of young girls with shaved heads to make it
appear that they were holding signs reading "Bald for Bieber."
They then created false images of more tweets -- one from Justin,
thanking ET for their support, and tweets from Kanye West and Chris
Brown offering Justin words of encouragement.
Again, it was all a hoax. Justin's bodyguard, Kenny Hamilton, denied
the rumors on Twitter shortly after they began. But thanks to Tumblr,
the rumors spread like wildfire. Videos like the one below, were
created.