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A message circulated widely on Facebook in the month of May 2016 and reported that a famous actor Mr. T of a television series in 1980s “The A-Team” had passed away, his stage name was Laurence Tureaud. But, not any of the news outlets reported any news regarding the death of famous action star. Point to be noted that some reports have indicated that “Mr. T” is still alive and his social media accounts are active. The reports mentioned that he was recently appeared at a Fairfield Hotel event. Point to be noted that many Facebook pages and articles are not posting correct information about the death of celebrities, but their major aim supposed in getting more likes, comments and shares.

It is important that algorithms of Facebook specifically in emphasizing famous contents and gathering more shares and likes. Sometimes a kid has the capability to get hundred thousand Likes and Shares by posting a party function or a dance competition. For example farmers gather clicks and generate the original content. Facebook has moved to overwhelm this technique by making advancement in their algorithms. So, the above published message in the month of May 2016 that Mr. T had passed away to be considered false and hoax. Point to be noted that Mr. T celebrated his 64^th birthday on 21^st May 2016 and it also rejects the alleged claim regarding the death of Mr. T.