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#nowthatchersdead: Fans Think Cher Died After Thatcher Hashtag Trends

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No, Cher fans, the singer and actress did not die. The Twitter hashtag "#nowthatchersdead" is meant to be read as "now Thatcher's dead" — not "now that Cher's dead."

Margaret Thatcher, the United Kingdom's former prime minister, died Monday at age 87 following a stroke. Website Is Thatcher Dead Yet? quickly reacted, encouraging people to reveal how they're celebrating the death via tweets with hashtag #nowthatchersdead.

The hashtag sparked confusion and humor about Cher, the 66-year-old who has amassed 1.4 million Twitter followers with her quirky and sometimes non-sensical tweets (Mashable even included one of hers in its "50 Memorable Tweets of 2012" roundup):

Other than promoting #nowthatchersdead, the Is Thatcher Dead Yet? site is prompting people to join Facebook parties related to Thatcher's death and listen to a Spotify playlist titled "Until Thatcher's Dead." The site also has shared these messages on Twitter:

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