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On 2 January 2015, the entertainment web site Viral Time Lapse posted an item reporting that comedian Bill Cosby had killed himself in reaction to the news that criminal sexual assault charges had been brought against him: There was no truth to this story, as Viral Time Lapse is a satire (i.e., fake news) site that does not publish factual stories. A disclaimer on Viral Time Lapse notes that the site's articles are entirely fictional: The fake suicide rumor circulated again in after the comedian was convicted on three counts of sexual assault. Several related rumors circulated in the wake of Cosby's indictment, including the false claim that the comedian's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame had been removed.
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