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Seems like every day social media kills another celebrity. Recording artist Raz-B was the latest to be the subject of reports that he was in a coma after being hit by a bottle in China. His rep denies that his camp started the rumor, but it's just one of many hoaxes floating out there -- some that have been perpetuated by the stars themselves. Here are just a few... cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":true,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":1,"title":"Celeb hoaxes: It just isn\'t true"}Remember when The White Stripes -- Meg White and Jack White -- were claiming to be siblings? Turns out they were actually married. The two divorced in 1999 and the band broke up for good in 2011.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":2,"title":"The White Stripes\' relationship"}

Singer Lauryn Hill may be strong in some of her opinions (she reportedly prefers to be called

appears to be no truth to the story that she told MTV she would rather her children starve than have white people buy her music." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto003" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/>Singer Lauryn Hill may be strong in some of her opinions (she reportedly prefers to be called "Ms. Hill") but there appears to be no truth to the story that she told MTV she would rather her children starve than have white people buy her music.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":3,"title":"Lauryn Hill\'s racist statement"}Marilyn Manson is way out there, but he did not have a rib removed so that he could more easily ... pleasure himself. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":4,"title":"Marilyn Manson\'s surgery"}

Singer Billy Idol may sorta have the hairline for it, but he did not portray <a href='http://www.munsters.com/eddie_munster.php' target='_blank'>Eddie Munster</a> on the television series

Singer Billy Idol may sorta have the hairline for it, but he did not portray Eddie Munster on the television series "The Munsters." That was actor Butch Patrick.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":5,"title":"Billy Idol\'s acting gig"}That Richard Gere gerbil story just refuses to die. And that's all we are going to say about that one.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":6,"title":"Richard Gere\'s furry friend"}

Call it a hoax or an urban legend, but the kid who played

told Newsday back in 2012 that he still enjoys the cereal." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto007" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/>Call it a hoax or an urban legend, but the kid who played "Mikey" in the Life cereal commercial back in 1971 did not die from consuming Pop Rocks candy and soda. A now-adult John Gilchrist told Newsday back in 2012 that he still enjoys the cereal.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":7,"title":"Death of a commercial star"}

Author James Frey found success when he appeared on

wasn't entirely true." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto008" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/>Author James Frey found success when he appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to talk about his book, "A Million Little Pieces." He also found scrutiny and shame when it was revealed that his memoir about struggling with addiction wasn't entirely true.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":8,"title":"James Frey\'s memories"}

Prior to 2006, novelist J.T. LeRoy was thought to be a young male truck-stop prostitute who chronicled his treacherous tales in critically acclaimed novels. But the persona was later revealed to be the invention of writer Laura Albert. In person, LeRoy was played by Savannah Knoop, who made appearances disguised as a man. Here LeRoy attends the 2005 premiere of "his" movie, "The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things," in Rome.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":9,"title":"J.T. LeRoy\'s existence"}

Fred Rogers aka. Mr. Rogers from the kids show

neither a Marine sniper nor a Navy SEAL with confirmed kills in Vietnam. We aren't even sure how this one got started." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto0010" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/>Fred Rogers aka. Mr. Rogers from the kids show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" was neither a Marine sniper nor a Navy SEAL with confirmed kills in Vietnam. We aren't even sure how this one got started.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":10,"title":"Mr. Rogers was a sniper"}Lady Gaga does sport some flamboyant outfits, but we assure you that she is a woman, and not a man dressed as a woman as some have claimed. Nor was she born a man and had a sex change.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":11,"title":"Lady Gaga is/was a man"}Jamie Lee Curtis is not a hermaphrodite. We repeat: she is not a hermaphrodite! cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":12,"title":"Jamie Lee Curtis\' private parts"}This one caused such an issue that Oprah Winfrey felt compelled to invite Tommy Hilfiger on her show to prove she never kicked him of it. Every few years the story pops up that the designer was asked to leave Winfrey's show after he said he didn't want African-Americans and Asians wearing his clothes. So not true.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":13,"title":"Oprah kicks Tommy Hilfiger off show"}Sorry porn aficionados: A young Barbra Streisand, seen here in 1966, did not appear in a stag film. As The Village Voice pointed out in 2003, it was just an adult film actress with a pronounced nose. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":14,"title":"Barbra Streisand made a porn flick"}

Star Jones let the world believe she relied on diet and exercise when she started shedding weight in 2003. She finally <a href='http://www.today.com/id/20042725/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/star-jones-opens-about-weight-loss-surgery/#.UhQFIH_AGAk'>came clean in 2008, </a>revealing she had gastric bypass surgery to lose more than 160 pounds. OK, this one might be more of a fib than a hoax, but plenty of people took the deception very personally -- including her former <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29nNq1zhn6o' target='_blank'>

" border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto0015" style="margin:0 auto;display:none" width="640"/>Star Jones let the world believe she relied on diet and exercise when she started shedding weight in 2003. She finally came clean in 2008, revealing she had gastric bypass surgery to lose more than 160 pounds. OK, this one might be more of a fib than a hoax, but plenty of people took the deception very personally -- including her former "The View" boss Barbara Walters.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":15,"title":"Star Jones\' weight loss method"}HIDE CAPTIONCeleb hoaxes: It just isn't trueThe White Stripes' relationshipLauryn Hill's racist statementMarilyn Manson's surgeryBilly Idol's acting gigRichard Gere's furry friendDeath of a commercial starJames Frey's memoriesJ.T. LeRoy's existenceMr. Rogers was a sniperLady Gaga is/was a manJamie Lee Curtis' private partsOprah kicks Tommy Hilfiger off showBarbra Streisand made a porn flickStar Jones' weight loss method<<<

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