historyfeels 5 Cher • If I Could Turn Back Time 13 years ago this week panic spread on social media, as people feared Cher had died due to the hashtag #nowthatchersdead. Fortunately, Cher was alive and the hashtag was for Margaret Thatcher.

See kids this is why you always use clear & properly capitalized hashtags

Like

#NowThatchersDead 😃

and not

#nowthatchersdead 😱

#nowthatchersdead

#nowthatchersdead

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#nowThatchersDead
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#nowThatChersDead

I remember when Thatcher died, Twitter didn't allow capital letters in hashtags, so a lot of people outside the UK thought Cher had died.

#nowthatchersdead

Can we also remind everyone that Cher is still alive. To avoid the confusion over #nowthatchersdead

I was this years old when I discovered this fact.
Hard to believe 13 years ago...is AFTER twitter's birth!!!
#Cher #Thatcher #nowthatchersdead

#nowthatchersdead

Anyone remember when Thatcher died and #nowthatchersdead started trending, which had the unfortunate side effect of leading a portion of the online population to believe that Cher had died?

Remember when Thatcher finally died and #NowThatchersDead was trending but people thought it was Now That Cher’s Dead. It was Su’s Anal Bum Party all over again

hey have you heard about this one #nowthatchersdead

Hilariously, the hashtag #nowthatchersdead had fans of the musical artist Cher wondering a) what had happened, and b) why British people were being so mean.

Reminds me of #nowthatchersdead and that Cher reacted to it

Yes, Margaret Thatcher is dead Keeping track of when, exactly, The Right Honourable Baroness Margaret Hilda Thatcher will finally cop it.

Imagine bluesky mods freaking out back in 2013. We had pre-planned parties ready to go. "How are you celebrating? Let us know using the #nowthatchersdead hashtag on Twitter, or get to one of the parties near you on Facebook. Enjoy!" Website still running. www.isthatcherdeadyet.co.uk

Yes, Margaret Thatcher is dead Keeping track of when, exactly, The Right Honourable Baroness Margaret Hilda Thatcher will finally cop it.

We had a handy death count tracker website with links to organise parties from. "How are you celebrating? Let us know using the #nowthatchersdead hashtag on Twitter, or get to one of the parties near you on Facebook. Enjoy! www.isthatcherdeadyet.co.uk

Yes, Margaret Thatcher is dead Keeping track of when, exactly, The Right Honourable Baroness Margaret Hilda Thatcher will finally cop it.

Her countdown to death website is still running even 11 years later. "How are you celebrating? Let us know using the #nowthatchersdead hashtag on Twitter, or get to one of the parties near you on Facebook. Enjoy!" www.isthatcherdeadyet.co.uk

She destroyed Britain and sold off its key utilities and infrastructure.
Shame about Cher, though.
#nowthatchersdead

April 8, 2013
Cher fans fear the singer is dead when the hashtag #nowthatchersdead trends on Twitter. It turns out the tag is for Margaret Thatcher.

Just watched the #nowthatchersdead clip, and then one with Alan Cumming talking about scrotox. Graham Norton is easily the best talk show on TV.

I also laughed at #nowthatchersdead

Now Thatchers dead

Me too! I usually say, "How is it really sad? They lived a long and good life," but yeah, this one just seems not right. I keep thinking it'll be a hoax, like when Thatcher died, someone used the hashtag #nowthatchersdead and everyone thought Cher had passed. It's "tacky," Dame Smith would say.

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Don't forget #nowthatchersdead

[tutto questo è troppo bello] #nowthatchersdead: Fans Think Cher Died After Thatcher Hashtag Trends http://on.mash.to/Ybhwy7

Thatcher Twitter hashtag kills off Cher Margaret Thatcher's death caused paroxysms of confusion on Twitter where some users were apparently left with the impression that the singer Cher had died.

Remember - no spaces in hashtags can make word boundaries awkward sometimes: www.theage.com.au/digital-life/digital-lif... #nowthatchersdead #NotCher (L)

Cher Is Not Dead, You Guys <b>Cher fans are melting down on Twitter over the Margare...

RT @roseveleth: Okay this might be the funniest thing I've read all day. Cher fans misreading #nowthatchersdead www.buzzfeed.com/mikehayes/cher-is-not-de...

Cher Is Not Dead, You Guys <b>Cher fans are melting down on Twitter over the Margare...

"@RichardKimNYC: Um @chrislhayes @allinwithchris please do something with this. #nowthatchersdead www.buzzfeed.com/mikehayes/cher-is-not-de... #click3" ha ha ha!

This #nowthatchersdead means Maggie Thatcher has died. It does not mean Cher is dead. Oh, Internet.