I found this article on CNN. A German TV station filmed bogus footage of Jackson being alive to make it appear that his death was a conspiracy, as an experiment. They posted articles saying how they were going to do it, and soon after the video was posted, it spread on the internet. Some people actually believed the hoax (look at comments from more than 1 day ago, before the story was released)!YouTube video available HERE

Michael Jackson hoax was 'experiment,' broadcaster says
BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- A hoax video purporting to show Michael Jackson hopping out of a coroner's van alive was produced by a German television station as an experiment, the broadcaster told CNN Monday.

It was made to show how easy it is to spread rumors online, said Heike Schultz, a spokeswoman for RTL, the leading private broadcaster in Germany.

"We sent out a press release before we did the video to alert everyone that it was fake, but once posted it spread really fast," she said.

More than 880,000 people have clicked on the most popular version of the video on YouTube, posted by a user using the name "michaeljacksonhoax" under the title "Michael Jackson alive?! Seen coming out of coroner's van!" Nearly 3,600 people have commented on the video.

"All the moves, his posture, the stepping out of the van, looks like MJ. He steps out very cautious, like a moonwalk. Also the slowly walking is just like Michael did," one user wrote.

"I really hope he's still alive....I could never forgive him for scaring me like that, but I could never hate him... ," another said. Click here to watch the bogus clip

Not everyone was fooled.

"I would forgive Michael for anything because he is so super sexy but seriously guys he has passed," one user wrote. "MJ has passed so leave him alone this movie is fake. R.I.P. Michael I love and miss u."

A second version of the video, posted and annotated by "MUZIKfactory2" to show inconsistencies, has been seen more than 329,000 times. Both versions were posted on August 25.

RTL produced the video for its daily magazine "Explosive" to tell people not to take information at face value, the station's representative said.

"This was so obviously fake, in the case of Michael Jackson, it just was not possible," Schultz said.

According to Schultz, some viewers have been happy that the magazine showed them how easy it was to fake information online. Others who were Michael Jackson fans have told RTL that this was the wrong topic to do this kind of experiment on.

"It was not a bad thing, since it was so obviously a fake. But it is now in our poison wardrobe and it won't be revived again," Schultz said.

RTL said it removed the video from the Internet, but it can still be seen on YouTube.

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im confused at what to believe now!

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he is not dead
check out other videos
alot of ppl have seen him alive
friend of mine saw him on a train station in canada, on a wheel chair with police going inside a limo.
he is fake dead
so he can suprise us??
More money?
why did the world started talk about him when he died like no-stop?
Police are joined in this prank
HES A MILLIONARE!

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okay i do believe Michael is gone,
but again,
why does the ambulance have the same license plate as the one MJ rode to in the hospital?
you can't tell me that was a fake license plate they used,
people don't usually think of that.
wherever MJ is,
he's resting in peace.
we love you MJ,
r i p

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has it ever occured 2 you that this was just a setup 2 get every1 2 think that was him while he was being sneaked in in another area 2 avoid cameras like u or whoever took this video? i mean its just a thought cuz that does not look like him it looks like another impersonator

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