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February 6th, 2010

Another stupid death hoax has claimed a celebrity victim today. At least Bill Cosby’s laughing it off.

“About 10 hours ago, an Internet hoax started that said Bill Cosby is dead,” writes none other than the legendary comedian himself. He then offers his “rebuttal.”

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January 24th, 2010

Johnny Depp is not dead.

Despite another disgusting (and recycled) death hoax to which we’d rather not link, the actor is alive and well.

These Internet-fueled rumors are nothing new, as Gossip Cop visitors know. In recent months, fans of Stephenie Meyer, Kanye West, Zach Braff, Matt Damon, and many others have been alarmed after seeing fabricated headlines purporting death.

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December 11th, 2009

In a year that saw celebrity death hoaxes skyrocket with the ascent of social media and descent of good taste, one Hollywood legend has taken to Twitter to combat persistent inaccurate rumors about her own health.

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December 8th, 2009

Today brings another reprehensible death hoax courtesy of Internet pranksters. This time, the wildly unfunny “joke” claims that Stephenie Meyer, author of “The Twilight Saga” series, was found dead at her home this morning. Fortunately, Meyer is very much alive.

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October 21st, 2009

As the buster of bad dish, Gossip Cop will keep this one short and sweet. Kanye West is not dead.

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October 12th, 2009

Another unfunny celebrity death hoax has claimed a victim. Twitter lit up this afternoon with a fake CNN story claiming that Zach Braff had committed suicide.

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Dancing with the Stars Death Hoaxes Deaths Matt Damon Shawn Johnson

September 11th, 2009

Earlier this week, ghastly rumors circulated that Matt Damon had been found dead. They weren’t true, of course. We decided at the time to ignore the story because celebrity death hoaxes have become sadly common this summer and commenting on them – even to prove them wrong – seems to add fuel to the fire.
But this morning Gossip Cop saw something on Twitter that captures precisely what makes these rumors so dangerous.

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