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(Ed. note: Yesterday was April Fool's Day, which spurred several music-related prank attempts on the web. In an effort to prevent mass "WTF??!" email missives, we present this handy fact-checking guide)

- The AC Gambler report that U2 has purchased the Trump Marina, which the group will use to launch such new ventures as "a high-end watch boutique" called "11 O' Clock Tick Tock": FALSE
- Bob Lefsetz's 2,000,000-word missive about Jimmy Iovine heading to Limewire: FALSE
- The Stranger's claim that Courtney Love died in Hawaii: FALSE UPDATE: Apparently, this is a "hoax site" of The Stranger, not the real deal. Unless someone's fooling with us. Either way: She's not dead, at least not the last time we checked.
- The Hype Machine's announcement of a partnership with "Google, Microsoft, AOL, FBI, NSA and the US Department of Homeland Security" for a new music-recommendation strategy: FALSE
- The NME news item about a cover of the Proclaimers' "500 Miles" claiming its second week atop the British singles chart: WEIRDLY TRUE