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Top 10 Funniest Celeb Responses to Fake Death Reports

Joan Rivers

Comedienne Joan Rivers jokingly accused a fellow entertainer of spreading false rumors of her demise. Can you guess who?

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Mom, Look What I Found in My Capri Sun!

Thursday February 7, 2013

Capri Sun Mold Warning

Shortly after the above picture began making the rounds on Facebook, Capri Sun manufacturer Kraft Foods, Inc. posted a statement acknowledging that consumers have, on rare occasions, found mold growing in packages of the preservative-free fruit drinks. Learn more...

'Our Lives Are at Stake Here'

Friday February 1, 2013

Ann Coulter Refuses to Board Plane with Black Pilot?

Is it true, per a "news story" making the rounds via Facebook, that conservative firebrand Ann Coulter refused to board a commercial airliner and launched into a tirade against affirmative action after finding out the pilot was an African-American woman? No.

Pumping Up the Fear

Saturday January 26, 2013

HIV Needles Found Under Gas Pump Handles?

How NOT to Detect Lead in Lipstick

Tuesday January 22, 2013

Cold Sore

A 2003 scare-o-gram falsely claiming that lead contamination in lipsticks can be detected by scratching the products with a gold ring continues to circulate via social media, now with the addition of a visual aid (see above) purporting to show a cancerous mouth tumor. Read More...

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