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Rumours abound on Twitter and the internet. The consequences of trolling can be traumatic, says Rachel Borrill.

HAVE you heard the online rumours that opera singer Katherine Jenkins has been having an affair with David Beckham, that Adele has married her long-term boyfriend, and Charlie Sheen has died — yet again?

All of these rumours have been re-tweeted around the world in seconds, but none of them are true. Katherine Jenkins denied on Twitter the “very hurtful and untrue’’ rumours, as did Adele, saying simply “I am not married. Zzzzzzz.’’