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Bon Jovi and the art of the internet death hoax
Jon Bon Jovi: dead or alive? Turns out he's alive - phew! - but for a while the internet thought the 49-year-old rock singer has died of a heart attack, thanks to a spoof news story that went viral. The rise of social media is making death hoaxes more and more common. Here are a few other memorable ones.
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