Don't believe everything you read on the internet. Please.

On the 27th of August, 2012 someone decided that Morgan Freeman was dead.  Notice I used the word 'decided' because he was clearly not dead.  As of this writing he is still very much alive.  Then on the 19th of September a friend posted a nice picture (shown below) of the renowned actor from the Facebook site proclaiming his demise.  I was immediately suspicious.  Within just a few keystrokes I had found confirmation that the information was wholly unreliable and that the hoax had been debunked publically for quite some time.  I immediately commented back to my friend to set the record straight.

So with this incident Freeman joins a very elite group of people who's hoaxed deaths spread like wildfire throughout the www, including Bill Cosby, Cher, John Bon Jovi, Russell Crowe, Will Smith, Kanye West, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise and most of the young paparazzi starlettes.  Most times the purported death came in spectacular fashion.  But what surprises me is that people will believe this stuff.  They know these death hoaxes are as common as pig tracks in wet weather yet they still fall for it.

So before I go any further let me state what must be said.  DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ ON THE INTERNET!!!  For that matter don't believe everything you hear, see or read in general.  What can I say.  Some people are just plain liars.  In fact when Jonathan Gorman was ratted out for Bill Cosby's fifth death hoax, he called the believers "stupid" and promised he would keep on doing it again.  Which helps me to understand one spiritual fact a bit better.  Jesus tells us in John 8:44 that the devil is the father of lies.  What I never could understand is why anyone would fall into his traps.  Well, the fact of the matter is people are gullible and Satan takes advantage of it.  So when we are admonished in Matthew 10:16 to be "wise as serpents and harmless as doves," we need to take it very seriously.  The devil has all kinds of lies, some more subtle than others, to trip us up.  We all take the bait at some time.  We have to be careful.  We need God's help.  Pray for wisdom and God will give it to you liberally, James 1:5.  Only with His help will be be able to see past the wiles of Satan.