Fake news can create a lot of chaos and even more when it involves a celebrity as big as Shawn Mendes. The Canadian singer’s fans received a big scare after a rumor spread that he had been admitted to a hospital after an overdose, but the news turned out to be false.
The situation that the “Mercy” singer has been suffering during the last months has contributed to make the rumor very credible for many nettizens and fans of the artist.
Everything seems to indicate that a Facebook post would have been the origin of all this controversy. In it, someone invented that a well-known American media reported about the overdose and the admission to a hospital of the singer. From Facebook, it would have spread to Twitter, where many fans of the star have shown their concern.
https://twitter.com/__b__u__/status/1615600107273203712
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Fortunately, the news has been denied a few hours after going viral, but the lack of reliable sources of information caused chaos among fans. The fact that Mendes canceled his tour last year due to his mental health, and recent images of him with shaved hair, could have contributed in some way to this lie.
It stands to reason that the music star is going through a difficult time after his breakup and mental health issues, so all the encouragement and good wishes would be good for him.
