Twitter was awash on Monday morning with people lamenting the sad passing of artist and TV legend, Tony Hart.
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Unfortunately, Hart has in fact been dead since 2009 when he passed away after suffering two strokes, as pointed out by none other than Morph.
A Guardian obituary from the time appeared to be fueling the false rumours of a second demise as it spread across the internet by those who had failed to check the date on it.
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'Tony Hart' was quickly trending fueled by a mixture of ignorance and people gleefully pointing out the stupidity of others.
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For those who don't know, Hart was best known for presenting art programmes on the BBC including 'Hartbeat' and 'Take Hart'.
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