Upon the news that former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher had died, Twitter lit up with the hastag #nowthatchersdead.
Following a misinterpretation of where the spaces were supposed to be in the words “Now Thatcher’s Dead”, a number of people around the world believed the hastag was reflecting the death of singer Cher and saying “Now that Cher’s dead”. She is perfectly fine, even if she hasn’t tweeted yet today.
Here are some of the confused people:
Seen a #nowthatchersdead tweet. Is Cher dead?!?!?!!!
— Ricky Spanish (@Gabeyluke) April 8, 2013
#nowthatchersdead? WTF? Is Cher dead?
— Thor Martin (@thooor) April 8, 2013
Did Cher die?! #nowthatchersdead
— frostandfurious (@Nick_Frost) April 8, 2013
Comedian Ricky Gervais clears it up:
Some people are in a frenzy over the hashtag #nowthatchersdead. It's "Now Thatcher's dead". Not, "Now that Cher's dead" JustSayin'
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) April 8, 2013
