#BaldForBieber - 4Chan creates fake Bieber cancer story
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Well played, 4Chan. The internet’s deepest rabbit hole of filth and violence has again made headlines for doing something quasi-good.
Last night, a group of users from the popular image-based message board devised a campaign around the notion that Justin Bieber had developed cancer and was forced to shave his head. The pranksters covered their ground by developing a plethora of fake tweets, including one supposedly from Bieber himself, and the fake headline quickly started to make real waves across social networks.
On any normal day this would be considered a win for the trolls, but the story doesn’t stop here. Being the passionate types they are, some fans were so shocked by the news their favorite pop star had fallen ill that they decided to shave their heads to show support and thus, #BaldForBieber was born:
[IMG]http://www.underthegunreview.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/et_tweet_jb_cancer-beliebers.jpeg[/IMG]
Even as I write this story explaining how it is all a hoax, countless Bieber fans are pouring out their emotions and sympathies over Twitter with the hashtag [URL="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23baldforbieber&src=hash"]#BaldForBieber[/URL]. The internet believes the lie and until that changes, it’s likely many more young music lovers will find themselves on the receiving end of a new haircut.
Cancer is nothing to joke about, and we definitely do not want to encourage more people to follow the example set by this group, but it does make our cynical hearts happy to see so many young people quick to show support. Even if the cause for their interest in fighting cancer was a lie, their desire to see it end is real, and that could lead to further awareness down the line.
[URL]http://www.underthegunreview.net/2012/10/26/4chan-members-fabricate-justin-bieber-cancer-scare-fans-shave-heads-to-show-support/[/URL]
[URL]http://baldforbieber.com/[/URL]
Oh my god this actually worked
Their hair would've been a lot more useful with the BP oil spill. :v:
IT WORKED
I CAN'T EVEN
never change
[QUOTE=Wormy;38195682]This is one of the reasons why I like 4Chan.[/QUOTE]
While normally they're a shithole, their antics can be quite funny.
HA, I love it when these things happen. Those two pictures just makes it.
Hats off to those guys.
Never change, Internet. Never change, 4chan.
Well damn played.
[QUOTE=rrunyan;38195666]IT WORKED
I CAN'T EVEN[/QUOTE]
Never underestimate the power of a ravenously supportive fanbase.
If I was bald I would so take a photo to help edge this on, its great :v:.
I remember reading this. Holy shit ahaha it's worked.
Haha, I'd love to hear their reactions when they found out it was fake.
[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;38195690]While normally they're a shithole, their antics can be quite funny.[/QUOTE]
Fegelein would be proud
Problem is he now has a golden PR opportunity. All he has to do is go out with a public announcement about not having cancer, shave his head anyways and donate to cancer research and he will still come out as a hero.
Although it's still funny how all those fansheeps fell for it.
How on earth did I miss this? I would have so wanted to have a hand in this.
"The next Justin Bieber concert will probably look like a Neo-Nazi convention"
best tweet
Fucking fantastic.
[QUOTE=Lord Fear;38195753]Problem is he now has a golden PR opportunity. All he has to do is go out with a public announcement about not having cancer, shave his head anyways and donate to cancer research and he will still come out as a hero.
Although it's still funny how all those fansheeps fell for it.[/QUOTE]
Seems like something he would do. As shit as his music is, he's actually a pretty good guy.
[QUOTE=Lord Fear;38195753]Problem is he now has a golden PR opportunity. All he has to do is go out with a public announcement about not having cancer, shave his head anyways and donate to cancer research and he will still come out as a hero.
Although it's still funny how all those fansheeps fell for it.[/QUOTE]
It's incredibly shocking how many people think a Facebook or Twitter post is factual news.
Now we'll be able to tell at a glance which girls are rabid Bieber fans.
[QUOTE=icemaz;38195721]If I was bald I would so take a photo to help edge this on, its great :v:.[/QUOTE]
I'm bald, but I don't want my face associated with Bieber.
Besides, my Abraham Lincoln style Goatee might set off the alarm bells of even rabid fans.
[QUOTE=geogzm;38195704]Hats off to those guys.[/QUOTE]
and then some
[QUOTE=Lord Fear;38195753]Problem is he now has a golden PR opportunity. All he has to do is go out with a public announcement about not having cancer, shave his head anyways and donate to cancer research and he will still come out as a hero.
Although it's still funny how all those fansheeps fell for it.[/QUOTE]
Shame that probably wouldn't happen, his hair is like his main marketing point.
I'm pretty sure most of the facepunch users like bieber. I don't.
This is god damn amazing.
Holy fuck I cannot contain the laughter.
[QUOTE=Lord Fear;38195753]Problem is he now has a golden PR opportunity. All he has to do is go out with a public announcement about not having cancer, shave his head anyways and donate to cancer research and he will still come out as a hero.
Although it's still funny how all those fansheeps fell for it.[/QUOTE]
win/win, right?
(unless you're one of those people that hates justin beiber because you might not like his music)
[QUOTE=iseeyou;38195861]I'm pretty sure most of the facepunch users like bieber. I don't.[/QUOTE]
It's actually the polar opposite of that. It's just a douche move to hate someone because of the music they make.
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