[quote="http://luishipolito.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/michael-jackson-hoax-was-experiment-broadcaster-says"]BERLIN, Germany (CNN) — A hoax video purporting to show Michael Jackson hopping out of a coroner’s van alive was produced by a German television station as an experiment, the broadcaster told CNN Monday.
It was made to show how easy it is to spread rumors online, said Heike Schultz, a spokeswoman for RTL, the leading private broadcaster in Germany.
“We sent out a press release before we did the video to alert everyone that it was fake, but once posted it spread really fast,” she said.
More than 880,000 people have clicked on the most popular version of the video on YouTube, posted by a user using the name “michaeljacksonhoax” under the title “Michael Jackson alive?! Seen coming out of coroner’s van!” Nearly 3,600 people have commented on the video.
“All the moves, his posture, the stepping out of the van, looks like MJ. He steps out very cautious, like a moonwalk. Also the slowly walking is just like Michael did,” one user wrote.
“I really hope he’s still alive….I could never forgive him for scaring me like that, but I could never hate him… :) ,” another said.
Not everyone was fooled.
“I would forgive Michael for anything because he is so super sexy but seriously guys he has passed,” one user wrote. “MJ has passed so leave him alone this movie is fake. R.I.P. Michael I love and miss u”.
A second version of the video, posted and annotated by “MUZIKfactory2″ to show inconsistencies, has been seen more than 329,000 times. Both versions were posted on August 25.
RTL produced the video for its daily magazine “Explosive” to tell people not to take information at face value, the station’s representative said.
“This was so obviously fake, in the case of Michael Jackson, it just was not possible,” Schultz said.
According to Schultz, some viewers have been happy that the magazine showed them how easy it was to fake information online. Others who were Michael Jackson fans have told RTL that this was the wrong topic to do this kind of experiment on.
“It was not a bad thing, since it was so obviously a fake. But it is now in our poison wardrobe and it won’t be revived again,” Schultz said. RTL said it removed the video from the Internet, but it can still be seen on YouTube.[/quote]
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I knew it
I would've never known!
:downs:
People that fell for this are tools.
Rate me tool if you agree
Wow. The video looks pretty fake.
"Shit guys, they realized it's a fake."
"IT WAS A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT!"
OJ killed MJ
I'm tired of hearing about MJ, I want his memory to live on through his music not his constant news coverage
Fake like his nose.
michael jackson is still alive he's with tupac and elvis on an uncharted island
[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;17052424]People that fell for this are tools.
Rate me tool if you agree[/QUOTE]
I rate you dumb for the avatar.
It's obviously a coverup by the government.
"It was to prove how easily rumors are spread online"
This just in: People Breathe.
Maybe they're claiming that it's fake as part of the cover up.
[QUOTE=VassikinX3;17052580]"Shit guys, they realized it's a fake."
"IT WAS A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT!"[/QUOTE]
They announced it was fake.
[QUOTE=CanibalMonke;17052653]Maybe they're claiming that it's fake as part of the cover up.[/QUOTE]
Black Helicopters! Illuminati! Masons! SHIT WE'RE DOOMED!
[QUOTE=VassikinX3;17052580]"Shit guys, they realized it's a fake."
"IT WAS A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT!"[/QUOTE]
I just nostalgia'd over Eon8
Oh germany, you big trolls you.
silly germany
proving the obvious once more
They are covering it up because MJ payed them money to say it was a hoax!!!
SO OBVIOUS!!!
Explosiv is one of the most shitty TV shows anyway, it's either "heart warming stories" , "heart breaking stories" or titties.
[QUOTE=Splurgy;17052951]I just nostalgia'd over Eon8[/QUOTE]Oh dear god I remember that...
Damn Germans, what will be their next crazy antics?
I didn't know there was a hoax.
[editline]06:02PM[/editline]
or a video
MJ and Elvis are laughing at this thread in their secret island.
OH you.
Real life trolling's illegal... sucks to be them...
