Michael Jackson Death Hoax Investigators
Hoax Investigation => General Hoax Investigation => Other Odd Things => Topic started by: dirtydiana2009 on January 06, 2010, 10:27:59 PM
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/wjw ... ,post.poll (http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/wjw-michaeljacksonpoll,0,6821904,post.poll)
So apparently the Chicago Tribune has a poll on their website called: Is Michael Jackson Alive?
76% of people say yes, with 1045 responses.
How weird is that???
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wow.. why would they ask that question?
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i voted while i was there ..lol
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I believe they asked this question just to see how many ppl bought into the lie on June 25th. Only ppl that think outside of the box could see all of the inconsistenties in his supposed death. I just wonder what other major newspaper will follow suit? Keep the Faith!
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Ironically, Chicago is closest big city to Gary, Indiana...MJ's hometown. They are actually very close to each other. Hmmmmmmmm!
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33 more votes in the last hour so now 77% of those polled say Michael is alive!
I voted yes too. :lol:
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hehe just voted:D and whoa look at the amount of believers next 2 the non hoax believers!! 8-)
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its at 78% now heehee i voted...this is awesome i wonder how many other main resources have this poll hmm...larry king should throw this poll along with TMZ haha
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keep voting fellas...this could bring interesting results :)
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I am only going to vote once to keep tings fair...but um when was this thing posted im curious?
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It is very strange that a large newspaper like The Chicago Tribune would do a poll on that question. I don't know, but I think something is going to happen soon. I think they're preparing the world mentally for MJ's return. I think it would be too shocking for him to just return out of the blue. Whats strange is that just a few hours ago, I sat in front of his childhood house in Gary Indiana and looked over at the school down the street from the house and thinking about how much he is missed. Then I get onto this site and read about the Chicago Tribune's poll...... I believe its gonna be sooner than we think!
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Oh, I forgot......I voted yes too!
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aaaaaaaayayayayay...i dont wanna get left behing
an indonesian girl just voted ! :mrgreen:
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It is very strange that a large newspaper like The Chicago Tribune would do a poll on that question. I don't know, but I think something is going to happen soon. I think they're preparing the world mentally for MJ's return. I think it would be too shocking for him to just return out of the blue. Whats strange is that just a few hours ago, I sat in front of his childhood house in Gary Indiana and looked over at the school down the street from the house and thinking about how much he is missed. Then I get onto this site and read about the Chicago Tribune's poll...... I believe its gonna be sooner than we think!
I agree lol even when the people who really think Michael is dead and cant stand us trying to tell everyone else otherwise read this poll they might second guess themselves as well...i mean hello the Chicago Tribune asking this question is alot different then some fan saying that michael is still alive... :lol:
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I voted too it's at 78%, very strange :?
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I'm glad that a lot of people believe. I voted too. :D
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79%%!!! i gonna come back to that website everyday to check to see the percentage hahaha
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And now is 80% !
Greece just voted !
Maybe is just a feeling but I think that smg big is coming ;)
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it is growing so quickly!!! i cannot wait...do you know when the pole ends?? maybe then something crazy awesome will happen heehee
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I only wish that there was a corresponding article to indicate what prompted them to take the poll and how long that it will last. Hmmm I may have to place a phone call and find out for myself. :lol:
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I only wish that there was a corresponding article to indicate what prompted them to take the poll and how long that it will last. Hmmm I may have to place a phone call and find out for myself. :lol:
Well If You Do Find Out Tell Everyone And If You Actually Call Ask Em When They Started The Poll??...Or Did It Only Start Earlier Today? :shock:
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Wow, it seems more and more people are believing in the hoax. Maybe "Bamsday" could actually happen on January 18th :o
Gonna be voting :D
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Wow, it seems more and more people are believing in the hoax. Maybe "Bamsday" could actually happen on January 18th :o
Gonna be voting :D
Whats the % now...it seems to grow bigger and bigger like every half hour...its great!!
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Wow, it seems more and more people are believing in the hoax. Maybe "Bamsday" could actually happen on January 18th :o
Gonna be voting :D
Whats the % now...it seems to grow bigger and bigger like every half hour...its great!!
Ooooh i'm getting more and more excited! :lol:
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January 18th....hm 8-1=7..... :)
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Wow! :O :O
And I was just on their website the other day and didn't see this poll until this thread! :O
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82%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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It was only around 48% 3 hours ago! :lol:
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82% now say yest :P but is it just us voting?
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Could we (someone) send a email to this newspaper, with the question why they have a poll like this? Off course we know why :lol: But I'm really curious what they are going to say about it.
Or is it a stupid idea?
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i voted while i was there ..lol
So did I :lol:
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Just here to let you guys know that I voted yesterday ...
Today the % = already: 83%!
(http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8360/poll.png)
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How strange is this?? could any of you tell me if this newspaper is renowned in Chicago and has the fame of being a good/serious media?? because that can clearly be he first sign of MJ trying to prepare his way back. It is very weird that a media would just come up with this kind of questions just like that. I can't wait anymoreeee!! :D
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my vote is in.. WOO.. *hands up* ;)
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Is it a tabloid or some serious material? (CT)
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Is it a tabloid or some serious material? (CT)
pretty serious one.
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Oh My. I'm really shocked too that such a large paper would ask that?
I haven't seen any jackson SOURCES express outrage at their question/ poll neither.
No responses at all in regards to his apparent HOAX DEATH, no denials, NO NADA.
SILENCE IS GOLDEN.
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As noted when I first saw the poll, the source peaked my curiosity since the Chicago Tribune is a well-respected mainstream publication.
My curiosity got the best of me so I contacted the Chicago Tribune newspaper’s editorial department. The editorial department of their publication would be the department to create and release such a poll. They did not. The poll did not stem from the newspaper or their website.
Long story short: the site is part of a larger consortium of many media outlets including radio stations under the Tribune media umbrella. Many times radio stations will post news under the banner of one of their media partners as a disguise especially when they are pulling pranks. Bottom line: viewers and voters of the poll were punk’d. The editorial person was very polite and apologized for the false poll.
I suppose that this is just another reminder that it is open season on MJ fans. Keep your guard up.
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As noted when I first saw the poll, the source peaked my curiosity since the Chicago Tribune is a well-respected mainstream publication.
My curiosity got the best of me so I contacted the Chicago Tribune newspaper’s editorial department. The editorial department of their publication would be the department to create and release such a poll. They did not. The poll did not stem from the newspaper or their website.
Long story short: the site is part of a larger consortium of many media outlets including radio stations under the Tribune media umbrella. Many times radio stations will post news under the banner of one of their media partners as a disguise especially when they are pulling pranks. Bottom line: viewers and voters of the poll were punk’d. The editorial person was very polite and apologized for the false poll.
I suppose that this is just another reminder that it is open season on MJ fans. Keep your guard up.
YOU ROCK GIRL SATURDAY!
Thank you for the update and being so thorough as to kill yet another crazy disrespectful avenue of the internet.
Hope you've been well.
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The link doesn't work anymore.....
IMO, I think the Chicago Tribune put up this poll to boost sales maybe, to interest readers?
You can't vote anymore now...... or maybe I'm doing something wrong.. :lol: , but i clicked on the link a couple of times and each and every time i did get on their site, but not on the poll and then I browsed through their archives, searched.....nothing?? hmm, hmm. Then again, It might be just me.
Has anybody else tried recently (as in the last 10 min)?
oops, just read your post GirlSaturday.. no wonder (am I glad it's not me... :lol: )
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Trie it as well - it's gone. I voted this morning.
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I just went back to the Chicago Tribune to see what's going on with the poll and to ask them why they did smg so strange like this but the poll wasn't there anymore :|
Can someone find out what happened ?
Maybe the % was too much for them ?Did they get the message ?
Any ideas :?:
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Thanks! I am like all of my fellow hoax believers...nosy and suspcious. :lol:
It's unfortunate that the link disappeared. Per the editorial staff member, if it had still been up then she could have traced it back to the source. Too bad indeed. It is good news for the poll's originator. That prankster (suspected radio station) would have been bombarded with ugly emails from MJ fans from all over the world. :evil:
As noted when I first saw the poll, the source peaked my curiosity since the Chicago Tribune is a well-respected mainstream publication.
My curiosity got the best of me so I contacted the Chicago Tribune newspaper’s editorial department. The editorial department of their publication would be the department to create and release such a poll. They did not. The poll did not stem from the newspaper or their website.
Long story short: the site is part of a larger consortium of many media outlets including radio stations under the Tribune media umbrella. Many times radio stations will post news under the banner of one of their media partners as a disguise especially when they are pulling pranks. Bottom line: viewers and voters of the poll were punk’d. The editorial person was very polite and apologized for the false poll.
I suppose that this is just another reminder that it is open season on MJ fans. Keep your guard up.
YOU ROCK GIRL SATURDAY!
Thank you for the update and being so thorough as to kill yet another crazy disrespectful avenue of the internet.
Hope you've been well.
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Well, I'm disappointed that the poll was not put in place by the Chicago Tribune, but unless the prankster altered the percentage figure, it still means something that 83% of people polled believe MJ is alive, right? I still feel good about it.
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As noted when I first saw the poll, the source peaked my curiosity since the Chicago Tribune is a well-respected mainstream publication.
My curiosity got the best of me so I contacted the Chicago Tribune newspaper’s editorial department. The editorial department of their publication would be the department to create and release such a poll. They did not. The poll did not stem from the newspaper or their website.
Long story short: the site is part of a larger consortium of many media outlets including radio stations under the Tribune media umbrella. Many times radio stations will post news under the banner of one of their media partners as a disguise especially when they are pulling pranks. Bottom line: viewers and voters of the poll were punk’d. The editorial person was very polite and apologized for the false poll.
I suppose that this is just another reminder that it is open season on MJ fans. Keep your guard up.
I guess that makes sense. But, come on, they don't know what is on their website?!! Maybe they are just covering something up. Maybe they put the poll out there to test the waters. I am just suspicious at heart, I guess. :?
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I voted too. That's strange. Something's up. By the way, I'm from Detroit originally and Michael sounds like he's from Chicago.
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That's the weird part though. It was not on their site. I think in earlier posts on this thread some members mentioned how they went straight to the Chicago Tribune site and saw no MJ poll. Smart thinking on their part to check that out first. We got a link that took us to the place that tricked us into believing that the Chicago Tribune was behind this. Sadly somewhere there are jerks laughing at us. However they may not be laughing for long...one day ...the joke will be on them.
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I guess that makes sense. But, come on, they don't know what is on their website?!! Maybe they are just covering something up. Maybe they put the poll out there to test the waters. I am just suspicious at heart, I guess. :?[/quote]
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It's vanished
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http://getsatisfaction.com/chicago_trib ... till_alive (http://getsatisfaction.com/chicago_tribune/topics/why_chicago_tribune_posted_a_poll_asking_if_mj_is_still_alive)
The above is a link from people asking the Chicago Tribune why they had that poll. If you scroll down the page, someone from the Tribune answers that the poll originated from http://www.fox8.com (http://www.fox8.com). A Tribune affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio. I guess we need to ask THEM why they put the poll up. It is not a radio station but a TV station. :?:
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I voted yesterday and it was 50:50 at that time.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/wjw-michaeljacksonpoll,0,6821904,post.poll
So apparently the Chicago Tribune has a poll on their website called: Is Michael Jackson Alive?
76% of people say yes, with 1045 responses.
How weird is that???
This doent work for me can some1 help me
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U know, that's funny! I was playing with numbers a lot in the summer, like dates and everything i could think off related to this hoax, anyways if u take the license plate from the coroner vehicle and use it as coordinates u will find Chicago.........
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If this poll is legit then there is so much people believing he's still alive !
And there weren't everyone ! I didn't have time to go !
I mean , why ? Did they have a poll like this for Elvis,Tupac too ? (they're rumoured to have hoaxed their lives too , Elvis I don't know,Tupac seems unlikely tough)
I mean why so much people doubt on Michael's death ? We're on the good track , definitly ! :D
I hope we're going to have the last laugh , for all theses people that called us "nuts,crazy,disilusionned" and all these nasty names :twisted:
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THE BEST IS YET TO COME!!!!!!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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i voted yesterday, and it's around 80% say yes, they believe that Michael is still alive, but today the page is not there anymore...?? why?? maybe just to throw a clue and prepare for his comeback? :?:
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http://getsatisfaction.com/chicago_tribune/topics/why_chicago_tribune_posted_a_poll_asking_if_mj_is_still_alive
I would think if it's a tv station it's even better the the chicago paper wich we first believed put up the post. :?
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you guys please before you make a reply...read all of the comments!!! you are asking questions that have been answered...the chicago tribune if a fake post!! dont ask me why because someone already explained how it is possible and everything just read all the post and it will save you so much more time...thank you :D
and even though it really is a fake post i find it cool how that many people think he is still alive
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Well it's about time somebody ask questions in the media about this subject. It's obviously something that people are discussing. There are too many strange factors surrounding MJ's sudden death. Time to get some answers. :!:
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grr i can't even go to the page nor can i find it. :|
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grr i can't even go to the page nor can i find it. :|
because it was fake and once the chicago tribune realized it was on there they deleted it...read the comments and it will explain everything
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you guys please before you make a reply...read all of the comments!!! you are asking questions that have been answered...the chicago tribune if a fake post!! dont ask me why because someone already explained how it is possible and everything just read all the post and it will save you so much more time...thank you :D
Ditto!!! If you're not going to take the time to read all the posts then please don't bother commenting...it's very frustrating for other members who have taken the time to explain things, not to mention it takes a long time to wade through the all the double posts.
Good sleuthing GirlSaturday. :mrgreen: