Like the Timex Social Club, I spend a lot of time lamenting the rumors that surround me every day. How do they get started? And where do they get crazy? In Truthmonger, I’ll try to suss out the kernels of truth in the rumors that are taking up airspace in gossip columns, blogs, and our tips inbox.
THE RUMOR: Kanye West is dead, killed in a “bizarre car crash in Los Angeles.”
TRUTH THRESHOLD: Sigh. You guys. MORE »
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Kanye West: Not Dead
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Is Lady GaGa Going To Choke On The “Fame Kills” Tour?
Like the Timex Social Club, I spend a lot of time lamenting the rumors that surround me every day. How do they get started? And where do they get crazy? In Truthmonger, I’ll try to suss out the kernels of truth in the rumors that are taking up airspace in gossip columns, blogs, and our tips inbox.
THE RUMOR: Despite defending the high-strung MC over his weeks-old Video Music Awards outburst, Lady GaGa has had it with Kanye is pulling out of her “Fame Kills” jaunt with Kanye West.
TRUTH THRESHOLD: Well, even Ryan Seacrest is falling for it, so it has to be true, right? MORE »
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Oh My God: Is Guns N’ Roses Going To Tour India?
Like the Timex Social Club, I spend a lot of time lamenting the rumors that surround me every day. How do they get started? And where do they get crazy? In Truthmonger, I’ll try to suss out the kernels of truth in the rumors that are taking up airspace in gossip columns, blogs, and our tips inbox.
THE RUMOR: A mysterious Indian company called “Rhapsody Inc.” is bringing Guns N’ Roses to India for a tour that will kick off in November, nearly a whole year after the release of Chinese Democracy.
TRUTH THRESHOLD: Better late than never, right? Well, in this case, “never” might win out. MORE »
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Destiny’s Child Reunion Rumor Falls Flat On Its Face
THE RUMOR: A Destiny’s Child reunion? Of course, according to a UK tabloid reporter who ran into Michelle Williams at some party! “It definitely will happen,” she apparently told him during the reveling. “We’re sisters, we love each other and we want to work on the future of Destiny’s Child.”
TRUTH THRESHOLD: Unfortunately, none of the members of DC are ready for this particular jelly. MORE »
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Michael Jackson: Officially The New Elvis Presley
Like the Timex Social Club, I spend a lot of time lamenting the rumors that surround me every day. How do they get started? And where do they get crazy? In Truthmonger, I’ll try to suss out the kernels of truth in the rumors that are taking up airspace in gossip columns, blogs, and our tips inbox.
THE RUMOR: Michael Jackson is alive! OMG, there’s blurry cameraphone video proving it!
TRUTH THRESHOLD: Well I mean… the Chicago Tribune is running with it, right? So it has to be true? Uh… MORE »
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Hey Everybody, Please Trust Me When I Say That Mariah Carey Is Not “Snubbing” The Grammys
Like the Timex Social Club, I spend a lot of time lamenting the rumors that surround me every day. How do they get started? And where do they get crazy? In Truthmonger, I’ll try to suss out the kernels of truth in the rumors that are taking up airspace in gossip columns, blogs, and our tips inbox.
THE RUMOR: So the real reason for the pushback of Mariah Carey’s Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel? It’s because she wanted to snub the Grammys! Wait, let me get the exact quote from the completely faulty New York Daily News item that started it all: “Mariah’s been shafted so many times before that [pushing the record back] like a big ‘Kiss my butt’ to the Grammy folks… She doesn’t need the awards, because her career is already so successful.”
TRUTH THRESHOLD: LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL MORE »
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The “Lady GaGa Is A Hermaphrodite” Rumor Is A Sign That We’re All Just Doomed
Like the Timex Social Club, I spend a lot of time lamenting the rumors that surround me every day. How do they get started? And where do they get crazy? In Truthmonger, I’ll try to suss out the kernels of truth in the rumors that are taking up airspace in gossip columns, blogs, and our tips inbox.
THE RUMOR: OMG, you guys! Lady GaGa has a penis!
TRUTH THRESHOLD: Oh, why don’t you just guess. MORE »
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Steven Tyler: Not Dead
Like the Timex Social Club, I spend a lot of time lamenting the rumors that surround me every day. How do they get started? And where do they get crazy? In Truthmonger, I’ll try to suss out the kernels of truth in the rumors that are taking up airspace in gossip columns, blogs, and our tips inbox.
THE RUMOR: In the wake of falling off a stage in South Dakota and being airlifted to the hospital on Wednesday night, Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler has gone to “The Other Side.”
TRUTH THRESHOLD: Sigh. Why, Internet, must you continue to wish death upon all of our celebrities? Is it because that’s the only way you can be OK with being sorta-nice about them? MORE »
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The Internet Gets So Bored, It Decides To Revive The Old “Lil Wayne Shot” Rumor
Like the Timex Social Club, I spend a lot of time lamenting the rumors that surround me every day. How do they get started? And where do they get crazy? In Truthmongerer, I’ll try to suss out the kernels of truth in the rumors that are taking up airspace in gossip columns, blogs, and our tips inbox.
THE RUMOR: Oh no, popular MC Lil Wayne got shot in New Orleans! Even though his tour was traveling from Philly to Long Island to Virginia Beach over the weekend.
TRUTH THRESHOLD: 0%. Again. MORE »
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Despite What You’ve Heard, Kanye West Is Not Campaigning For The “King Of Pop” Title
Like the Timex Social Club, I spend a lot of time lamenting the rumors that surround me every day. How do they get started? And where do they get crazy? In Truthmongerer, I’ll try to suss out the kernels of truth in the rumors that are taking up airspace in gossip columns, blogs, and our tips inbox.
THE RUMOR: In the wake of Michael Jackson’s death, Kanye West has been lobbying people, trying to convince them that he should take over the title of “King Of Pop.” (Who are these people? Who knows? Not music critics, ha ha!)
TRUTH THRESHOLD: 0.54%. MORE »
