#RIPElon Twitter Trend: Elon Musk Clarifies He's NOT Dead, Responds with Emoji

Did Elon Musk die? No, he most certainly did not, but a trending topic and hashtag on Twitter called #RIPElon is still living out its days that suggests the Tesla CEO already parted ways with his life here on Earth. The reason for the speculations of his death was because of a Tesla accident on a testing center that has some Lithium-Ion Batteries exploding on him.

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Several fake news media and other unreliable sources have already reported on the CEO's death, saying that he was rushed to the hospital and has died in the process of reviving the gravely injured Elon Musk. The world of Twitter has already rushed into the hoax, especially as there was radio silence on Elon Musk's end, and users have been paying condolences to the CEO.

#RIPElon contained several respectful posts, surprised reactions, and a massive collection of memes that is dedicated to Elon Musk in the wake of his death hoax, but fortunately, the CEO is alive thanks to a recent tweet. There were several theories to the death of Elon Musk, and one big foundation is a deleted tweet by his current wife, Grimes (@Grimezsz).

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Elon Musk is Alive Thanks to a Recent Tweet Reaction

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Elon Musk is alive, but he is not happy to see the trending topic about him on Twitter when he got back to the platform as the rumors of his death already spread like wildfire and initially suggested his early transition. However, all that the public got from the Tesla and SpaceX CEO was an emoji that shows his reaction regarding the case of his death and its hoax.

Indeed, seeing people mourn, mock, and remember a certain person on social media could leave one speechless. It was enough for people to see the emoji reaction tweet of Elon Musk to confirm the bad news away. The concern of Elon Musk's fans and supporters poured out on the tweet, which was happy to see that he is alive and well.

Twitter Rumors Elon Musk Death Hoax

Elon Musk's death hoax all came together, particularly because of the recent news from unreliable sources, regarding the explosion and accident on a Tesla plant that contains Lithium-Ion batteries. Moreover, the screen captured tweet of Elon Musk's wife, Grimes, has further confirmed the death hoax of the CEO, strengthening the theory.

In the wake of Elon Musk's emoji tweet, people are joyed that the CEO is alive and the majority of the social media platform were led into thinking that one of the most popular "meme lord" and tech mogul already departed. Social media is a powerful tool to disseminate information and it proved itself as one, particularly with the death hoax of Elon Musk.

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Written by Isaiah Alonzo

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