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  • 2016-08-27 (xsd:date)
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  • Metallica Singer Celebrates a PhD in Astrophysics (en)
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  • In February 2016, the entertainment web site Nevada County Scooper reported that Metallica singer James Hetfield had earned a PhD in astrophysics: While the article didn't gain much traction when it was first published, the hoax was eventually picked up by legitimate publications, such as culture web site Lost at E Minor, and shared as real news: However, there is no truth to this rumor. Metallica's James Hetfield has not earned his PhD in astrophysics. The Nevada County Scooper is a well-known satire web site that has previously published high-profile hoax stories, such as a report that Merle Haggard had left his estate to an LBGT group, that White Stripes' drummer Meg White was joining the band Rush, and that Sen. Bernie Sanders called for chemtrail reform. This isn't the first time that James Hetfield has been the subject of a hoax news story this year. In March 2016, a rumor circulated that the Metallica singer had released a country album. (The rumor was false.) This article would be remiss not to mention Brian May, perhaps best known as the guitarist for rock band Queen, who actually does have a PhD in astrophysics. May earned his degree from Imperial College London in 2007 (and also served as Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University from 2008 to 2013), doing his research on zodiacal light: a misty, diffuse cone of light often seen in the night sky that is caused by interplanetary dust. (en)
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