The rise of social media platforms has also seen a rise in internet death hoaxes of celebrities with the hashtag #RIP (add celeb name) spreading like quickfire without any verification. Bollywood legend Shashi Kapoor is the latest victim of the celebrity death hoax.

Rumours of the legend's death started out on WhatsApp and spread on to other social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. The rumours going viral forced his nephew Rishi Kapoor to take to Twitter to dispel them. He tweeted, "Uncle Shashi Kapoor is doing fine. Hope this ends all the speculation about him. Some rumour mongering is happening."