Lou Reed RIP

[SimonMac]

[mudskipper]

It's a(nother) hoax?

Lou Reed dead 2013 : Singer killed by celebrity death hoax - Mediamass

Edit: Or not

"This story appears to be false"

[SimonMac]

It's a(nother) hoax?

Lou Reed dead 2013 : Singer killed by celebrity death hoax - Mediamass

Edit: Or not

"This story appears to be false"

If it is it appears to have gotten everyone fooled

Lou Reed, Velvet Underground Leader and Rock Pioneer, Dead at 71 | Music News | Rolling Stone

[Cliphead]

Rolling Stone, Glasgow Herald, Huffington Post

[stek]

[mudskipper]

Rolling Stone, Glasgow Herald, Huffington Post

All sources seem to be quoting Rolling Stone - any other original sources?

[SimonMac]

All sources seem to be quoting Rolling Stone - any other original sources?

Wikipedia?

[mudskipper]

The original report saying it was a hoax was on Friday. How confusing to die when there's a death hoax about you.

[SimonMac]

All sources seem to be quoting Rolling Stone - any other original sources?

It makes you think, if it is a hoax how many other pre-scripted stories are there waiting for someone to die so an editor an hit the button

[mudskipper]

Wikipedia?

The Daily Mail don't credit Rolling Stone as their source.

However, Telegraph, Mirror and NY Times all do.

Edit: DM do now - maybe they're suddenly not so sure!