The hoax is on you.
As if losing his job as starting quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles wasn’t enough, now Twitter is trying to break both of Mike Vick’s legs.
A similar story popped up over the summer, during training camp, that said Vick suffered nonlife-threatening injuries but had two broken legs as the result of a serious multi-vehicle accident. Similar stories have surfaced over the years involving the likes of Jason Terry and Clay Matthews, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, and Cam Newton, among many others.
They all originate from sites that generate fake celebrity death/serious injury news stories. In the case of ALL of the football players above, the type of injury and the details involved in the “accident” were all EXACTLY THE SAME. The FAKE story goes like so:
“A spokesperson for the [ENTER YOUR CITY] highway safety authority (HSA) has confirmed that [INSERT THE NAME OF THE ATHLETE YOU HATE THE MOST] has broken both of his legs in a traffic altercation. He has been transported via ambulance to a local [CITY] hospital for treatment, and the full extent of his injuries are not known at this time, however, both of his legs were visibly broken and not life threatening according to sources. The accident involved a 2012 BMW driven by [INSERT THE ATHLETE'S NAME UPON WHOM YOU WISH THESE AWFUL INJURIES] and a 76 year old female driver in a 2010 Audi. The driver of the Audi was issued a citation for failing to stop at a red light before striking the vehicle driven by [INSERT THE SAME ATHLETE'S NAME UPON WHOM YOU'D LIKE TO CONDUCT VOODOO-DOLL-LIKE ACTS] at a high rate of speed… The full extent of his injuries are not known at this time, however, both of his legs were visibly broken and not life threatening. Team spokespersons could not be reached for comment at this time.”
As if the horrible storytelling this thing generates and the multiple contradictions (find the original here) weren’t enough the bottom of the webpage actually states that the story is “100% FAKE!” and is for entertainment purposes only. That, however, didn’t stop the masses from making this thing go viral (again).
Mike Vick got into a car accident and broke both his legs. Wtf—
Master T (@J_Teter) December 03, 2013
PRO FOOTBALL NEWS: Michael Vick Breaks Both Legs In Car Accident michael.vick.mediafetcher.com/news/top_stori…—
Mike n LA (@mike_singer) December 03, 2013
Paul Walker Died , Mike Vick broke BOTH legs , and @instagram coming out with a DM Feature like wtf ???…—
GoldBRICK (@iAmLEGACY_) December 03, 2013
Damn Mike Vick only broke his legs but didnt die. DAMN MAN!—
Zach Taylor (@ZSwirv18) December 03, 2013
Mike Vick broke both his legs in a car accident. His legs will now be cut off and used as chew toys for ASPCA dogs.—
Dap up Dozer (@The_Dyldozer16) December 03, 2013
Damnnnn Mike Vick broke both of his legs. Bye bye foot ball homie 🏈👋—
angel wiseman (@WTF_barbie) December 02, 2013
What the fuck!!! Mike vick just broke both his legs in a car accident. What is the world coming too.—
FatBoySlim (@chrisfarringer) December 02, 2013
Damn mike Vick broke both of his legs 😳 gah damn. Bye bye football career.—
katie maxwell (@ktmaxw3ll) December 02, 2013
I'm thankful mike Vick broke both his legs he fought dogs #karma #bitch—
Cody Robert Magsam (@Codymags10) December 02, 2013
@espn Mike Vick broke both his legs in a car accident, and this hasn't been reported yet ??????—
Chris Mori (@xxTurtle80xx) December 02, 2013
Mike Vick in major car accident with elderly woman. Both legs broken..—
SportISBeauty (@sportisbeauty) December 02, 2013
Karma is a bitch. Sorry about your two broken legs Mike Vick.—
buzzy warner (@BuzzyWarner444) December 02, 2013
mike vick, breaks both legs in car crash,,,wow FOLKS KARMA IS NO JOKE,,,#lightlaws are real folks #deaddogsbadkarma—
THE LIGHTWERKERZ (@tymajestic) December 02, 2013
Hahaha Mike Vick broke both his legs! Payback for them dogs dumbass—
MONAHAN!!! (@MONAHAN213) December 02, 2013
Can't believe Mike Vick just got in a car crash and broke both of his legs
#PrayforVick #EaglesNation—
Solo-Rio✌ (@highimtsolo) December 02, 2013
Mike Vick was in a car accident today and broke both of his legs. He was hit by a 76 year old women who ran a red light and hit him. WTF—
Jon Husband (@jhus15) December 02, 2013
Such a fickle world we live in. Rapper 2 Chainz even got caught up in the hoax. Vick took the time to ease everyone’s fears today—including Mr. Chainz’s—by tweeting out to the world that he is, in fact, completely healthy.
I'm good 2…… Crazy rumors #Salute RT @2chainz: Prayers go out to Mike Vick—
Mike Vick (@MikeVick) December 02, 2013
I don't know where these rumors start but I'm doing great. No accident or broken legs. Thanks for the concerns! #BleedGreen #Blessed—
Mike Vick (@MikeVick) December 02, 2013
It’s time to stop believing everything you read on these conflabbed internets, people!
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