Perez Hilton’s Despicable Michael Jackson Coverage Creates Bac...

Courtesy Mashable!  Thu, 06/25/2009 - 20:09

Earlier today we mentioned the role of social media in distributing news of tragic deaths , including those of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett today.

The LA Times, we noted, is frequently being cited as a source of the Jackson news, and yet the blog TMZ.com appears to have confirmed the story much earlier.

Meanwhile, opportunists sprung upon the news to spread false rumors of other celebrity deaths, a situation that could once again give fuel...


 

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