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  • 2015-04-03 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Kevin Bacon Change His Last Name to Appease Muslims? (en)
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  • On Sept. 4, 2012, the entertainment website Clash Daily published a bit of satire positing that actor Kevin Bacon was changing his name under pressure from various Muslim groups who were offended by it: On Aug. 28, 2012, Duh Progressive, another entertainment website, extended this jape by adding the erroneous detail that Bacon was changing his name to Kevin Nine Eleven. None of this was true. The rumors about Bacon's changing his name to appease the Muslim community started in the summer of 2012 on a couple of satire sites. While these rumors occasionally recirculate around the internet (we received several searches on the topic in April 2015), the actor has still not changed his surname to eliminate any references to cured pork products. Both Clash Daily and Duh Progressive clearly labeled their articles about Kevin Nine Eleven, a reference to Bacon, as satire: (en)
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