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  • 2015-01-31 (xsd:date)
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  • Was the Body of an Elderly Homeless Man Identified as Elvis Presley? (en)
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  • On 31 January 2015, entertainment web site EmpireNews.net published an article reporting that the body of a homeless man discovered in San Diego had been found through DNA testing to be that of singer Elvis Presley: Soon afterwards links and excerpts referencing this article were being circulated via social media, with many of those who encountered the item mistaking it for a genuine news article. However, the report was just a spoof of the ubiquitous Elvis is alive and Elvis faked his death rumors that have circulated ever since the singer passed away in August 1977, accompanied by an artificial rendering of what an elderly Elvis might look like. The spoof was published by the Empire News, a site that issues nothing but fictional stories with titles such as Cure for Cancer Discovered; 'Amazingly Simple' Says Researcher, and College Student Excused from Classes After Dog Eats Grandmother, and Woman Gives Birth, Confuses Doctors by Asking for Maternity Test. The site's disclaimer notes that Empire News is intended for entertainment purposes only. (en)
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