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Amazon’s head honcho is still standing, but Twitter had a field day with #ripjeffbezos

Written by Belle Long | Jul 9, 2020 8:37:00 AM

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Are you a white, bald, middle-aged man? If so, we’ve got news — according to Twitter, you’re actually Jeff Bezos. And Twitter thought you were dead.

Rest assured: Amazon’s head honcho has NOT “drowned in the Amazon river,” as some Tweeters claimed. But reality didn’t stop some pranksters from powering #ripjeffbezos to trending status anyway.  

The tweets lamenting Bezos’ fake demise included pictures of just about every bald white man under the sun. But not Bezos himself.

Here are my personal favorite imposters:

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Bezos did not actually perish. But he probably shouldn’t celebrate too fast. 

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