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Michael Jackson is alive and is buying a new home in a remote part of Ireland. Or is it Mexico? Mere detail hardly matters; it is the underlying story, which is important – Michael Jackson did not die from a massive heart attack on 25 June 2009 – or so it is claimed.

The alleged “Michael Jackson is dead hoax” has been widely exposed on the Internet. At least five different sites are actively monitoring the rumours, the gossip, the sightings and the dedicated disbelief of many fans unable to face the fact that their hero no longer moonwalks the Earth.