Okay, fine. I did a deep dive. One local weatherman from Wichita, Kansas, retired today. He’s alive, happy, and probably fishing. Not dead. But he is famous to about 400,000 people. Does that count? No? Okay.
There was also a minor social media star’s hamster that passed away. Name: Fluffy. Cause of death: overwhelming cuteness (probably). The hamster’s owner posted a tearful TikTok. Half the internet cried. The other half asked, “Wait, is that a person?”
For the record, no hamsters in my house were harmed during the writing of this article. They’re all busy plotting world domination.
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Let’s be real for a second. The internet loves a good death hoax. Today, rumors swirled that “Weird Al” Yankovic had passed away. I checked. I panicked. Then I checked again. He’s fine. He’s probably writing a polka about this very article.
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Also, someone tried to claim that Betty White died again. News flash: you can’t die twice. That’s not how the game works. She’s still the undefeated champion of “eternal loveliness.”
So if you see a headline screaming, “BREAKING: Beloved Actor Dead at 85,” do a quick breath check. It’s probably just a viral prank by a bored teenager named Kyle.
