Friday, 4. April 2003
Topic: COMPUTER - on April 4, 2003 at 2:16:45 PM CEST
Bill Gates "dead" rumour causes panic in South Korea
AN UNSUBSTANTIATED RUMOUR that Bill Gates had been shot dead in Los Angeles caused share prices on the South Korean stock exchange to slump as panic selling ensued.
The rumour, started on a web site, was broadcast over South Korean TV and that caused other South Korean networks to start repeating the rumour.
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