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14. would the NY Time print something that's wrong?

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 05:53 PM

Oct 2013

sure I always check page the page 2 or 3 corrections section before reading anything else.

how ever here's a link to their obit[

link:http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/arts/music/lou-reed-dies-at-71.html?_r=0|

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Is Lou Reed dead...or not? [View all] magical thyme Oct 2013 OP

That's the only source I can find at this being a hoax SamYeager Oct 2013 #1

All of which cite Rolling Stone as their source... Chan790 Oct 2013 #3

mediamass is a crappy satire site based in China blogslut Oct 2013 #7

Let's hope that it was a very bad hoax. In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #2

Jessica Simpson Orrex Oct 2013 #4

"The Mediamass Project : Media criticism through satire" PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #5

TMZ confirmed his death OhioChick Oct 2013 #6

DeadOrAlive isn't updated yet jakeXT Oct 2013 #8

But it links to Wiki antiquie Oct 2013 #9

Lou's not here, man. Ptah Oct 2013 #11

Now the #1 on Google News, afraid it's true HarveyDarkey Oct 2013 #13

would the NY Time print something that's wrong? mulsh Oct 2013 #14

But Abe Vigoda's still around right? Bucky Oct 2013 #15

Yes he is! Paulie Oct 2013 #18

Phew Bucky Oct 2013 #19

What makes you think that? Paulie Oct 2013 #20

I guess we'll have to wait to hear LiberalElite Oct 2013 #16

there is a memorial page for him up on findagrave dot com n/t orleans Oct 2013 #17

"...confirmed as a complete hoax..." Iggo Oct 2013 #21

The hoax is a hoax Taverner Oct 2013 #23