The Real Avril Lavigne Died and Was Replaced By a Doppelgänger

It's not the first time, and it won't be the last time a celebrity has been accused of dying and being replaced. The victim this time? Avril Lavigne. It started with a Portuguese blog and got way out of hand from there. Since then, countless accounts have looked into this theory and even come up with evidence to back up the theory, including the fact that "Avril today [has] fewer freckles on her arm than Avril before 2003." While a lot of this is far-fetched, this brand of celebrity fake news comes about because people love a good mystery, and conspiracy stories like this one, regardless of how false they may be, keep the public entertained. It seems like a little harmless fun, but in reality we have no idea how this might be affecting poor Avril.
Celebrity fake news is some of the easiest fake news to spread, because often the celebrity in question has no interest in engaging the public and the rumours. Occasionally, you have celebrities who speak up and deny the answer, but people in the public-eye often want some privacy. [1 picture, 4 links, 1 quote, 185 words]