October 26th, 2012 
James Shotwell 
Well played, 4Chan. The internet’s deepest rabbit hole of filth and violence has again made headlines for doing something quasi-good. Last night, a group of users from the popular image-based message board devised a campaign around the notion that Justin Bieber had developed cancer and was forced to shave his head. The pranksters covered their ground by developing a plethora of fake tweets, including one supposedly from Bieber himself, and the fake headline quickly started to make real waves across social networks. On any normal day this would be considered a win for the trolls, but the story doesn’t stop here. Being the passionate types they are, some fans were so shocked by the news their favorite pop star had fallen ill that they decided to shave their heads to show support and thus, #BaldForBieber was born:
Even as I write this story explaining how it is all a hoax, countless Bieber fans are pouring out their emotions and sympathies over Twitter with the hashtag #BaldForBieber. The internet believes the lie and until that changes, it’s likely many more young music lovers will find themselves on the receiving end of a new haircut.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR4c2yKh1BQ&feature=player_embedded
Cancer is nothing to joke about, and we definitely do not want to encourage more people to follow the example set by this group, but it does make our cynical hearts happy to see so many young people quick to show support. Even if the cause for their interest in fighting cancer was a lie, their desire to see it end is real, and that could lead to further awareness down the line.
UPDATE: Some UTG readers have requested further proof the cancer scare is fake. To calm your worries, please refer to this tweet from Bieber’s personal security guard, Kenny Hamilton:
It’s okay, Beliebers. Your hero is alive and well.
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Idiots, idiots everywhere.
Are you freaking kidding me? You think these girls did this because of cancer? THEY DID IT BECAUSE OF BIEBER! They don’t care about other people with cancer, they just care because it’s HIM.
comment made me chuckle, thanks
Greatest troll ever.
Great job /b/ros of 4chan <3
What makes you think this is a hoax? You wrote “Even as I write this story explaining how it is all a hoax”, yet you do not explain how it is a hoax at all, there is no proof given that it is a hoax yet there is lots of proof that this isn’t a hoax, so claiming that this is a hoax without showing evidence is disrespectful to justin beiber and all who have shaved their heads for him.
Jimmy,
Thank you for your concern. To further stress that the original cancer story was indeed a hoax I updated the story to include a tweet from Bieber’s security guard addressing the story. If you do not see the tweet included above, please refresh the page and look again.
I’m glad I lived to see this day.
0/10 troll
gtfo
Oh 4chan, up to no good are you? Job well done, A++ for effort and success.
This is why 4chan is legun
I love the internet.
When you write articles about things you don’t know much about, it makes you look stupid.
you need to download the sarcasm font
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mfw 9gag army forever!!!!
9gag rulez we even blamed 4chan for it !!!!
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RULE NUMBER ONE
ur tryin 2 hard bro
hahaha I hope all those girls cry for months til it grows back.stupid sheep. I hope this gives them a REAL taste of what its like to have cancer and maybe they do it for more than a boy who looks and sounds like hes 12
Hahaha Beliebers, YHBT https://encyclopediadramatica.se/Justin_Bieber
Well done you fucking amazing bastards. Fuck beliebers.
rofl
lol
gj 4chan
hahahaha thats hilarious. What annoys me but is if these girls were asked to do it for the leukemia foundation and not for Justin Beiber they’d probably cringe at the idea.
oh internet…….how i love you so <3
Technically, by 4chan’s definitions, Bieber is cancer. Ergo, they still shaved their heads for cancer…
Oh, hai guys. Looks like my oldfag /b/ros did good
Rules one and two only apply to raids. Learn them before you enforce them.
>”music lovers”
>”music”
“some fans were so shocked by the news their favorite pop star had fallen ill that they decided to shave their heads”… Evidence please. I have yet to see any article provide proof that this hoax convinced any kids to shave their heads. Everyone keeps referencing the hoax itself as proof that the hoax was successful. Meanwhile everyone pours out hate toward imaginary people who were supposedly fooled, telling them not to believe everything they read on twitter. The irony is amazing.
you, Sir, made my day.
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHaha HHAHAHAahahahha!
Did you even watch the video shown above? Goddamn.
fucking LOL, is there ANYTHING stupider than a teenage girl?
and Troll scores!!
Really…you have that much faith in the people obsessed with this singer? Tell me where you live. I’d love to move there and claim my ignorance. (Or just introduce you to some better things to do….like listen to good music)
Ahhh… I can finally rest in peace.
“no” LAWL
hahaha OMFG this pic doesnt even looks real xDDD
Doesn’t exactly say it only applies to raids, however it came about to say it only does since 4chan enjoys having their dicks sucked by the media :U
Most of them are sisters of /b/tards…
Im pretty sure if they wanted to, 4chan could take over the world
How the FUCK do you fight cancer by shaving your head? That’s just retarded. Sure it’s supportive, but you’re not fighting anything with a bald head. Also, they’re just doing it because they want his dick.
Hahahhaha
http://hugelol.org/lol/30574
TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
This is so fucking stupid they didn’t do it for cancer they did it for JUSTIN FUCKING BIEBER I’m sick of this shit. The people that did this did this all because they thought Justin had shaved his head because he had cancer they don’t give a shit about anyone but Justin Bieber and they will never even meat the motherfucker
funny how Bieber now will have a group of fans looking like Britney-fans :D
actually this IS good.
You need to see a doc.