Lewis, who represents parts of metro Atlanta, announced in December that he has been battling pancreatic cancer.
Saturday afternoon, social media caught itself in a frenzy after rumors claimed that the last living leader of the Civil Rights Movement and veteran US congressman John Lewis has passed away.
The news shocked hundreds on social media platforms, especially Twitter, where many started paying their respects.
It has now been established beyond doubt that the rumors of the passing of the Atlanta civil rights leader, John Lewis were false.
The John Lewis death hoax was sparked mainly after a tweet shared by U. S. Rep. Alma Adams of North Carolina and HBCU Buzz, a historically black colleges and universities blog.
Adams has since deleted the tweet and issued an apology, and HBCU Buzz also followed suit and removed the tweet and articles.
Rep. Alma Adams in the tweet, which now has been deleted said: «Words cannot do John Lewis justice because everything he did was in the service of Justice.
