Can death hoaxes change our attitude towards news of death online, with scepticism taking precedence over sadness?
The death hoax surrounding Poonam Pandey has intensified public scepticism towards celebrity death news. Karthik Srinivasan, a communications strategy consultant, believes that people will now seek more visible proof of celebrity deaths, leading to a focus on morbid details and a worsening coexistence of fake and genuine news.