Nowadays, bogus news is often reported on social media, especially when it involves celebrities. Actors' health difficulties are posted on YouTube channels, and these channels draw visitors with their dramatic thumbnails. suman Talwar, a veteran actor, is the most recent target of misleading information. A number of tamil news outlets reported that actor suman had passed away, but they also made up phoney thumbnails and caused controversy.

A few YouTube channels posted films claiming that suman had died and that his funeral had even been performed. suman stood before the media and emphasised that he is doing totally fine and that there is no truth to the reports about his health after cross-checking these films. suman raged that certain media outlets reported that he had passed away, and he threatened to take them to court. suman added, "This is intolerable, and I'm preparing to sue those YouTube channels that reported I was deceased. Similar to traditional media, social media need transparency and reliable information sources, particularly when it comes to celebrities.

This is not the first time, such a thing has happened as always several YouTube uses fake thumbnails as a click bait to draw some attention and brings controversy finally.

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