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#RIPRichardDawkins is a hashtag used to circulate a hoax regarding the death of author Richard Dawkins, which was orchestrated by Weird Twitter users in March 2015.

Origin

On March 10th, 2015, Twitter user @famoushorse[2] posted the tweet "What a tragic day. You will be missed :,( #RIPricharddawkins" (shown below).

* HORSE WHOM @famoushorse Follow What a tragic day. You will be missed #RIPricharddawkins わ2 ★ RETWEETS FAVORITES 7 12 12:09 AM-10 Mar 2015

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Minutes later, Twitter user Jeb Lund[3] posted a #RIPRichardDawkins tweet along with the message "Goodnight, sweet prince" (shown below).

Jeb Lund @Mobute Goodnight, swxi princ. You'r wiih he angels n()w #RI Pricharddawkins わt ★ RETWEETS FAVORITES 15 57 12:11 AM-10 Mar 2015

That day, other Twitter users began posting the hashtag with jokes about the author's demise (shown below).[9][10] Also on March 10th, 2015, Slymepit Forums[4] member Ape+lust posted a comment claiming that "justice warriors" were "giddy" over the death hoax, suggesting that a "#RIPAnitaSarkeesian" hashtag be launched as a counter-joke.

* Follow Rowdy Roddy Pipe-Her @AEvan720 l he police have『eleased an artist sketch of the prime suspect in the murder of Richard Dawkins. #RIPRichard Dawkins Columbus, OH RETWEETS FAVORITES
Sean T. Collins @theseantcollins Follow #RIPRichard Dawkins Founder of Anonymous and creator of Reddit, he was perhaps best known as the street artist Banksy RETWEETS FAVORITES 201 389 12:53 AM-10 Mar 2015

On March 11th, Salon[1] published an interview with @famoushorse, who claimed he launched the meme with Twitter user Jeb Lund out of "pure boredom with the hope of eliciting a public freak out from Dawkins." According to the Twitter analytics site Topsy,[8] the hashtag received over 2,700 mentions in the first 24 hours (shown below). In the coming days, several news sites published articles about the Twitter death hoax, including Epoch Times,[5] Mediaite[6] and International Business Times.[7]

Tweets per day: #ripricharddawkins February 9th March 11th 3K 2.5K 2K 1.5K 1K 500 2/12 2/15 2/18 2/21 2/23 2/26 3/4 3/10 A--- TICS BY TOPSY #ripricharddawkins 2,776

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Follow j.r. hennessy @jrhennessy #RIPRichard Dawkins Accidentally ordered a hit on himself with Bitcoin わ ★ RETWEETS FAVORITES 43 80 1:38 AM-10 Mar 2015
yung unit testa * Follow #RIPRichard Dawkins who was alive when the hashtag started trending but so deeply believed in logic he killed himself to make it true 55E87 Tai RETWEETS FAVORITES 1:32 AM-10 Mar 2015
140.85 * '으 Follow @immolations you can claim dawkins is alive but you can also claim a teapot orbits the sun between earth and mars. show hard evidence #RIPRichard Dawkins わt ★ RETWEETS FAVORITES 12:26 PM-10 Mar 2015
Following @david I roth Hearing that Richard Dawkins was killed by a vicious Brian Dawkins tackle. Can we please stop the intra-Dawkins violence? #RIPricharddawkins わ ★ 17 12:44 AM-10 Mar 2015 RETWEETS FAVORITES 61
M. Crow @mean_crow Follow #RIPRichard Dawkins he's in hoavon with the forgiving god he despised so much. they're already best pals, driving a cloud around like a car わ ★ RETWEETS FA 28 60 12:43 PM-10 Mar 2015
Another Angry Woman @stavvers Follow #RIPRichardDawkins His invention got loose. It quickly went beyond his control The meme, in the end, destroyed him わt ★ RETWEETS FAVORITES 19 45 4:54 AM-10 Mar 2015

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About

#RIPRichardDawkins is a hashtag used to circulate a hoax regarding the death of author Richard Dawkins, which was orchestrated by Weird Twitter users in March 2015.

Origin

On March 10th, 2015, Twitter user @famoushorse[2] posted the tweet "What a tragic day. You will be missed :,( #RIPricharddawkins" (shown below).


* HORSE WHOM @famoushorse Follow What a tragic day. You will be missed #RIPricharddawkins わ2 ★ RETWEETS FAVORITES 7 12 12:09 AM-10 Mar 2015

Spread

Minutes later, Twitter user Jeb Lund[3] posted a #RIPRichardDawkins tweet along with the message "Goodnight, sweet prince" (shown below).


Jeb Lund @Mobute Goodnight, swxi princ. You'r wiih he angels n()w #RI Pricharddawkins わt ★ RETWEETS FAVORITES 15 57 12:11 AM-10 Mar 2015

That day, other Twitter users began posting the hashtag with jokes about the author's demise (shown below).[9][10] Also on March 10th, 2015, Slymepit Forums[4] member Ape+lust posted a comment claiming that "justice warriors" were "giddy" over the death hoax, suggesting that a "#RIPAnitaSarkeesian" hashtag be launched as a counter-joke.


* Follow Rowdy Roddy Pipe-Her @AEvan720 l he police have『eleased an artist sketch of the prime suspect in the murder of Richard Dawkins. #RIPRichard Dawkins Columbus, OH RETWEETS FAVORITES Sean T. Collins @theseantcollins Follow #RIPRichard Dawkins Founder of Anonymous and creator of Reddit, he was perhaps best known as the street artist Banksy RETWEETS FAVORITES 201 389 12:53 AM-10 Mar 2015

On March 11th, Salon[1] published an interview with @famoushorse, who claimed he launched the meme with Twitter user Jeb Lund out of "pure boredom with the hope of eliciting a public freak out from Dawkins." According to the Twitter analytics site Topsy,[8] the hashtag received over 2,700 mentions in the first 24 hours (shown below). In the coming days, several news sites published articles about the Twitter death hoax, including Epoch Times,[5] Mediaite[6] and International Business Times.[7]


Tweets per day: #ripricharddawkins February 9th March 11th 3K 2.5K 2K 1.5K 1K 500 2/12 2/15 2/18 2/21 2/23 2/26 3/4 3/10 A--- TICS BY TOPSY #ripricharddawkins 2,776

Various Examples


Follow j.r. hennessy @jrhennessy #RIPRichard Dawkins Accidentally ordered a hit on himself with Bitcoin わ ★ RETWEETS FAVORITES 43 80 1:38 AM-10 Mar 2015 yung unit testa * Follow #RIPRichard Dawkins who was alive when the hashtag started trending but so deeply believed in logic he killed himself to make it true 55E87 Tai RETWEETS FAVORITES 1:32 AM-10 Mar 2015 140.85 * '으 Follow @immolations you can claim dawkins is alive but you can also claim a teapot orbits the sun between earth and mars. show hard evidence #RIPRichard Dawkins わt ★ RETWEETS FAVORITES 12:26 PM-10 Mar 2015 Following @david I roth Hearing that Richard Dawkins was killed by a vicious Brian Dawkins tackle. Can we please stop the intra-Dawkins violence? #RIPricharddawkins わ ★ 17 12:44 AM-10 Mar 2015 RETWEETS FAVORITES 61 M. Crow @mean_crow Follow #RIPRichard Dawkins he's in hoavon with the forgiving god he despised so much. they're already best pals, driving a cloud around like a car わ ★ RETWEETS FA 28 60 12:43 PM-10 Mar 2015 Another Angry Woman @stavvers Follow #RIPRichardDawkins His invention got loose. It quickly went beyond his control The meme, in the end, destroyed him わt ★ RETWEETS FAVORITES 19 45 4:54 AM-10 Mar 2015

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