First Elvis, now this: some people don't really think the "Jackass" guy killed himself in a drunken car crash. It's all publicity for his next movie, Living Will." The plot: he dies, comes back to life, and hangs out with his own friends. Isn't Ergo, say his fans, he's alive.

Well, there's no more proof something was true, is there? They got to Fox! The story was taken off the Internet! But that doesn't stop people from talking about it. If you're wondering whether the story has lots of credible sources with people wo know what they're talking about, the answer is yes: International Business Times goes for the most trusted source in news, anonymous commenters on the internet:

Yes, that's the news media: we'll make up anything and play along. If the police takes a reporter aside and says "say, we're just helping a guy out for a movie promo. You won't go and spoil things by reporting the truth, will you?" the reporter always says "yes," because there's no better path to career success than faking news and lying to your editors. And Ryan emerges alive and triumphant, why, you look like a fool, but there's no higher honor these days than being punked or pwned by the jesters of our era. Man! How come I never get the opportunity to help out a Jackass and manipulate the truth?