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Michael Jackson Dead; Jeff Goldblum Not So Much

Thursday June 25, 2009
Pop star Michael Jackson died today at the age of 50 after apparently suffering cardiac arrest.

Actor Jeff Goldblum did not die today after allegedly tumbling off a cliff in New Zealand. Rumors to the contrary were based on a hoax created by person(s) unknown using a fake news generator on the Web — the same fake news generator used in years past, as a matter of fact, to create false stories about the deaths of Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks, among others.

Harrison Ford? Not dead too. See above.

(Today's Amateur Debunker Award goes to Kevin Spacey.)

Read more:
Michael Jackson Dies at Age 50
Jeff Goldblum Death Rumors a Hoax
Michael Jackson's Death Causes Commotion on the Web

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June 26, 2009 at 12:24 am
(1) Michael Jackson is Dead Video says:

Here is the video of them caring out Michael Jackson in the Ambulance after he died http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8aDVCgnyv0

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