The story of how Gorbachev died again

Almost two years ago, in 2012, the Internet literally exploded from the shocking news: "Gorbachev died!" The first president of the USSR (and the last and only one) was "buried" with honors.

The news was hotly debated. Some claimed that the heart that had endured so many tragedies could not stand, others hinted that death was someone's order. And some sarcastically noticed: "Mikhail Gorbachev died with the Soviet Union ..." Of course, it was about the death of the weight and importance of man as a politician. In general, people were lost in conjecture ...

Where did the rumors spread from the earth?

False rumors that Gorbachev had died, began their "flight" from a well-known social network called "Twitter." The original source of gossip was not the Russian sector, as stated earlier, but English. Now it is difficult to say whose hands (more precisely, computers) this case. Most amateur analysts are inclined to the fact that the news was distributed by Swedish Prime Minister Frederick Reinfeldt, and in the purest English. Of course, the account, from which it was stated that Gorbachev had died, turned out to be false, and the prime minister himself did not hear about the gossip. Moreover, the English-speaking sector of the well-known "Wikipedia" on the same page that was dedicated to Gorbachev was supplemented by appropriate editing on the day of death.

According to the data, Gorbachev died in 2012, on May 22 ... The news only "hung" for seven minutes. However, this was enough. But the launched gossip spread over sites, blogs, all social networks with lightning speed. Moreover, it has become one of the most discussed. Hashtag "Gorbachev" has become a true world trend.

By the way, the phrase "Is it true that Gorbachev died?" Is typed in search engines so far - the former president of the Soviet Union has been buried at least four times in the last two years. Each time the information turned out to be a "duck". We dare to assure our readers that Mikhail Sergeyevich is alive and well now.

Who is guilty?

Involuntarily a second phrase comes to mind: "What should I do?" Perhaps this question was asked by a bored Italian journalist named Tomasso Debeneditti. It was he who suddenly came up with the idea of creating a fake account. The "German minister" turned out to be that very Italian journalist, who, by the way, is known for loving such jokes.

Tomasso Debeneditti frankly admitted: the creation of counterfeit accounts of world leaders was conducted in order to launch misinformation and deceive the media, to force them to publish unverified information (simply to lie). It is difficult to even guess what the Italian was guided by, because he himself is a journalist.

And what does Gorbachev himself say about his funeral?

Of course, he was surprised at such rumors. However, let's pay tribute, Mikhail Sergeyevich reacted to the news with a certain sense of humor. He said that "thanks to" such mass media "died" several times already. Another news about his own death found Mikhail Sergeyevich in the clinic, where the next scheduled examination was conducted. At the moment, the health of the ex-president is normal and does not cause any concern.