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The Best Manti Te'o Jokes on Twitter

Emerald Catron — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:07:32 +0000

Have you been on Twitter lately? It's really just a repository for Manti Te'o jokes. Ever since it was revealed yesterday that Te'o's story about his perfect girlfriend dying of cancer was a big fat sham (for the full story, this is a good source), the only purpose anybody has to go on Twitter right now is to make jokes about it. Here are some of our favorites, although there are so many it's really hard to choose.

7 Photos That Are NOT Hurricane Sandy

Emerald Catron — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:13:58 +0000

Don't always believe everything Facebook tells you. If it was all true, do you have any idea how many dollars would've been donated to charity for liking that picture of a kitten? It can't be all true, and it's not. Here are some pictures of "Hurricane Sandy" circulating around that most certainly are NOT pictures of Hurricane Sandy. You're welcome.

Reba McEntire Addresses Death Hoax on Facebook

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:17:26 +0000

Social media has turned into a hotbed for celebrity death hoaxes, from Jon Bon Jovi to Cher.

To combat this scourge of misinformation stars who find themselves suddenly dead on Twitter are increasingly turning to Facebook to disprove these false rumors of their demise. Country star Reba McEntire was the latest bold-faced name to adopt that strategy when the Twittersphere began buzzing about a (fake) article which had the country legend falling 100 feet to her death from a mountain in Austria.

Newly Discovered Species of Hawk Turns Out to Be Spray-Painted Bird [VIDEO]

Danny Gallagher — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:13:35 +0000

Some birdwatchers in New Zealand found a strange colored species of hawk that wasn’t in any of the guidebooks. That’s because it wasn’t made by Mother Nature– it was colored by Krylon. Grant Michael Teahan, a farmer from New Zealand, had been trapping the majestic birds on a homemade trap that covered the birds in [...]

Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart Aren't Gay, Despite What Fake 'People' Covers Say [IMAGES]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:25:00 +0000

If you were on Twitter or Facebook this weekend, chances are good you saw an upcoming cover of People magazine depicting 'Twilight' star Taylor Lautner's proclamation that he's gay.

Scandalous! Maybe you even said to yourself, "A-HA! I knew it. Straight guys aren't that pretty with their shirts off." Which may often be true, but this time it seems otherwise -- reps for People have now publicly disavowed the cover, calling it “absolutely fake.”

Jon Bon Jovi Is Not Dead — And We've Got the Photo to Prove It

Donald Deane — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:49:18 +0000

Bon Jovi fans take heart! Despite reports of his death on Twitter, Jon Bon Jovi says that he's healthy and very much alive. In fact, the rocker even posted a Facebook photo where he's posing in front of a Christmas tree with a note dated yesterday. And, of course, the note reads, "Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey." Check out proof that Bon Jovi wasn't "shot through the heart" below.