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Article: Rumors of Celebrity Deaths Greatly Exaggerated
Several more reasons not to believe everything you read on the Internet.

Britney Spears Is Dead .. Oops, Nevermind!
False reports of the deaths of singers Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake run rampant on the Internet

Eminem Dead in Car Crash?
Web hoax claims famed rapper Eminem died in a car crash in December 2000

Jaleel White ('Steve Urkel') Is Dead
Bogus news story circulating via email claims actor Jaleel White, who played Steve Urkel on the TV show "Family Matters," is dead by suicide.

Jon Heder ('Napoleon Dynamite') Is Dead
Phony Web page published in 2005 claims that "Naploeon Dynamite" star Jon Heder died in a car crash in Oregon.

Steve Burns (the Blue's Clues Guy) Is Dead
Did Steve Burns die of a drug overdose? Nope, he's alive and well. Internet rumors prove false once again...

Will Ferrell Is Dead
March 2006 Web hoax declares comic actor Will Ferrell dead as a result of a paragliding accident.

William Hung Dead of Heroin Overdose
According to Internet rumors, American Idol reject William Hung was found dead of an intentional heroin overdose in Las Vegas, Nevada.