Top 7 All-Time Twitter Hoaxes

When it comes to social media and Twitter in particular, really need to be careful in believing everything you read.

Although a great tool to spread news and share interests with friends and family, Twitter, when used inappropriately for spreading rumors, it can also wreak havoc on a girl's life, a boyfriend, Hollywood celebrities, family members, etc.

In the 20th century, and it is necessary telephone or written note passed from hand to hand for rumors to spread like wild fire. However, in this day and age, all it takes is a tweet, and the whole universe knows. If you are in the wrong hands, Twitter can be very destructive weapon or to say "weapons of mass destruction, social media ."

And with that said, I wanted to let you wrap up all the time Twitter hoax , which have graced the internet. Of course, feel free to let me know which one you think deserves top honors.

1 Selena Gomez

Report on Selena Gomez is pregnant got started when Selena was seen with Justin Bieber on the Caribbean holiday with two of them kissing. It did not take much time before the mainstream media got word that she will be the next teen star to be a mom.

2 Bill Cosby

Not once, twice or even three times. There were four instances in which rumors circulated Twittersphere saying that the famous comedian Bill Cosby is dead.

3 Jaden Smith

Probably the youngest victim of a hoax on Twitter, Will Smith's son Jaden is part of the scam, which has announced that he died while snowboarding. On a side note, Will Smith was the target of Twitter hoax, and that he had died after a car accident in California.

4 Guns N 'Roses

without the knowledge of GNR's vocalist Axel Rose, last year, his Twitter account was hacked and tweet was sent indicating that all the band's upcoming tour was canceled, creating a great fiasco for the fans in the UK.

5 Lindsay Lohan

Of course, Miss Lindsay's life as a never ending roller coaster, but the tweets started flying off the charts when someone tweeted that she died of a drug overdose last year.

6 LeBron James

Sean "Puffy" Combs, also known as Diddy or P. Diddy, tweeted that LeBron James will be signing with the New York Knicks in the morning on the day when LeBron James was actually announced that his talent on South Beach in Miami last summer.

7 Johnny Depp

Even Johnny Deep is the goal of Twitter fraud when the report was published that he was killed in a car accident while in France.