Katie Thurston feels “helpless” after rumours circulated she had died.
Katie Thurston is battling stage 4 cancer
The Bachelorette star – who was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in February – has found fake news articles being shared online to be “triggering” and she has appealed for help in getting the posts removed.
Katie tearfully said in a video shared to her Instagram Story: “I literally wanted to take time away from social media, but then I was getting, like, texts from people I don’t normally hear from. Then, I got DMs from people, and everyone’s like, ‘Are you OK?’”
“I’ve seen this article go around before, but something about tonight really f****** p***** me off.
“It was triggering. I tried to report it [but] there’s nothing I can do.
“I just feel helpless. I’m so mad right now.”
Katie then called on help to tackle the false reports.
She added: “Like, if anyone works at Facebook [or] has any suggestion on what I can do, please tell me.”
She later wrote on another Story: “[I’m] still here. FB is just constant clickbait.
“Please report these people. They suck!! This is so triggering.”
But the following day, Katie poked fun at the speculation by filming an advert for a coffin company, noting she was “up here chilling with God.”
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