What happened is that
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jerseyfux (ETA: who has now been revealed to be flaming)got a post about Jeremy Renner approved. They then edited that post so that it showed a photo of Betty with the TMZ breaking news logo on it and a short article saying that she had been found dead. The article was clearly fake, as it mentioned possibilities of foul play and drug abuse, and grandchildren that Betty White does not have. But anyone who wanted to do any further investigating at the "source" was lead to the TMZ homepage which did not feature said article. Several users who were either socks or friends in on the trolling claimed that they saw the article up on TMZ and it had since been deleted, so it was not the OP's fault. However, TMZ is known for their journalistic integrity. Not only do they rarely report false information, but they would never delete a post - just edit it to provide the correction. One sock/friend provided a screencap as proof; that was proven to be fake when the font used didn't match the one TMZ actually uses.
The post was finally deleted, but by then Betty White was already a worldwide trending topic on Twitter.
The jackals are calling for blood. Don't mess with ONTD's grandma.
ETA: Hello LA Times blog readers! This is kind of surreal!
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Comments
Priorities: I haz them. Hee.
I'm so excited I can't sit still. Oh man, I am going to be grinning like an idiot for days.
That is AMAZING. You're internet famous! ♥
The UN Security Council imposed the no-fly zone over Libya on March 17, along with ordering "all necessary measures" to protect civilians from Muammar Gaddafi's attacks on rebel-held towns.
The 28 NATO ambassadors met on Sunday to decide on further military plans in Libya.
The United States transfers command for a no-fly zone over Libya to NATO, while coalition forces will continue to protect civilian population from attacks by Gaddafi forces.
The military operation in Libya, codenamed Odyssey Dawn, has been conducted so far jointly by 13 states, including the United States, Britain and France.
NATO members decided on Thursday to assume responsibility for the enforcement of a no-fly zone in Libya, but could not agree on taking full command of all military operations in the country.
Meanwhile, leaders of the 27 European Union states on Thursday issued a statement saying the EU stood ready to assist in building a new Libya "in cooperation with the United Nations, the Arab League, the African Union and others."
MOSCOW, March 27 (RIA Novosti)
http://en.rian.ru/world/20110327/1632359