Today's undead celebrities:
Contrary to rumors circulating earlier this morning on Twitter and Facebook, former South African President Nelson Mandela has NOT been reported dead by any legitimate news outlet anywhere in the world.
Examples of the rumor (as posted on Facebook):
RIP NELSON MANDELA... THE WORLD MOURNS YOU...
RIP Nelson Mandela! You were a LEGEND, a FATHER and most of all our LEADER! God rest your soul Amen 15.01.2011
Again, it's false.
Ditto all the thousands of retweets of "JUSTIN BIEBER RIP," which trended on Twitter immediately after the Mandela hoax.
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