Gucci Mane, the Atlanta-based rapper, has not been diagnosed with Ebola while serving out his prison term.
There’s a fake article going around from not-very-funny satire site Huzlers.com that’s saying otherwise, however.
It reads: “It has been reported that Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane, who is currently serving time in prison, has been diagnosed with Ebola. The situation is extremely odd as Gucci Mane has been in prison for a ‘long time already’, and there is ‘no clear explanation’ of how he could’ve contracted the deadly disease.”
According to a disclaimer at the bottom of each page, Huzlers says that it’s not real and shouldn’t be taken seriously.
“Huzlers.com is a combination of real shocking news and satirical entertainment to keep its visitors in a state of disbelief,” the About Us portion reads.
This isn’t the first Ebola-related hoax to emerge in recent weeks. Gucci Mane, who is currently in prison until 2016, has also been subjected to a large number of Internet hoaxes.
The Ebola article on Huzlers had tens of thousands of “likes” and shares on Monday.
Some people apparently believed it.
“They said Gucci Mane got ebola in prison!!” one person wrote on Twitter.
Added another: “I don’t see how Gucci Mane can get Ebola in jail. Someone had to make that story up or something lol.”
“Ok so my coworker is trying to tell me gucci mane got ebola,” wrote another user.
