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Margaret Thatcher Is Not Dead

In case it comes up today. It might.

Reason Staff | 8.14.2012 4:38 PM


In the news business, we have a saying that says "Speed kills," and it doesn't get any faster than the 140-character stream of social media consciousness that is Twitter, which tried to kill off former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher this afternoon. A bogus Twitter account called @OfficialSkyNews tweeted "Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has passed away at the age of 86 after prolonged illness

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