Sure it's just a prank, and in a kinda situaionist/fuck with mass media way it's even fun, but also most people doing it are just cut n paste idiots tbh. If you don't add to it,make it even more absurd and instead just copy&paste-- you're part of the joke you shmucks.
you know what i'm fucking sick of? people trending on twitter as RIP when they are not dead. it happened the other day with ellen degeneres. it's happening today with jeff bezos. GROW THE FUCK UP PEOPLE, SAYING SOMEONE IS DEAD WHEN THEY ARE NOT IS FUCKING BULLSHIT!