The messages the random typed out and what I assume to be the random's friends lead me to believe that the random is lying. That and the lack of proof when I google.
She's annoying but even if she didn't know who he was before he died (I'm sure she did) it doesn't take long to realize what a huge cultural force he was. The mere response to his death would tell you that.
I think the girl is a bit annoying, but there are no receipts for this and you guys are basically just going off of a tweet. The things that constitute a "news source" these days for some of you is embarrassing.