NEW URBAN LEGENDS

• Metallica Singer Celebrates a PhD in Astrophysics

  A report that singer James Hetfield had earned a doctorate came from a fake news web site.

• Trump Tweets Condolences for Death of Dwyane Wade's Cousin

  The Republican presidential candidate's initial response to the shooting death of the NBA star's

• Police Officers Say They Were Denied Service at Taco Bell

  Louisville policemen said they left a local Taco Bell after employees refused to serve them and joked about

• High School Teen Shot After Police Mistake Saxophone for Machine Gun

  Reports of Alabama law enforcement shooting a saxophone-wielding teenager came from a fake news web site.

• Pence Recaptured After Fleeing Trump Campaign Bus

  A satirical article reported that Mike Pence was "recaptured" after he tried to escape Trump'

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