The last 24 hours of the Internet have been pretty weird. First we all stopped to watch a live llama chase, and then there was that argument over the color of a dress. (It's blue and black, by the way.)
Because we could all use a reset, here are some classic photos of Vice President Joe Biden being himself, doing his thing, keeping it real:
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Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) (L), his wife Lynne Heller and daughter Hilary Ableser laugh at a joke told by Vice President Joe Biden after Heller's mock swearing-in in the Old Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol May 9, 2011 in Washington, DC.
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Rep. Janice Hahn, a Democrat from California, wipes her lipstick from the cheek of U.S. Vice President Joseph 'Joe' Biden as he arrives for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014.
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Vice President Joe Biden waves as he walks out of Air Force Two at the airport December 4, 2013 in Beijing, China. Biden is on the first leg of his week-long visit to Asia. (Photo by Ng Han Guan-Pool/Getty Images)
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Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton share a laugh during a signing ceremony for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009.
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Then-Senator Joe Biden points to a television camera after the South Carolina Democratic Party Presidential Primary Debate, April 26, 2007, at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
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Vice President Joe Biden hugs student Norina Del Rosario while touring a dental hygiene lab at West Los Angeles College on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, in Culver City, Calif.
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Vice President Joe Biden tries his hand at archery during a mini Naadam staged in his honor in Ulan Bator on August 22, 2011.
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Vice President Joe Biden and Gabrielle Giffords attend the TIME 100 Gala.
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Vice President Joe Biden takes his sunglasses off as he arrives for a campaign event with President Barack Obama at Strawbery Banke Field in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, September 7, 2012.
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Vice President Joe Biden sits in a Corvette at the North American International Auto Show industry preview at Cobo Hall on January 16, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan.
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Vice President Joe Biden speaks during an event with members of Congress to highlight the benefits of the ABLE (Achieving Better Life Expectancy) Act in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House on February 10, 2015 in Washington, DC.
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President Barack Obama hugs Vice President Joe Biden after his speech at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and British Prime Minister David Cameron laugh as Vice President Joe Biden makes a joke about asking his Irish ancestors for forgiveness for hosting Cameron for lunch at the State Department on March 14, 2012 in Washington, DC.
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Then-Senator Joe Biden eats an ice cream cone at the Windmill Ice Cream Shop in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, August 29, 2008.
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Before You Go
1
Neil Buchanan
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Rumours of the Art Attack host's death seemingly go around every week, and they're always devastating. And usually always wrong.
Neil lives on, playing guitar for 30-year-old heavy metal band Marseille.
Neil lives on, playing guitar for 30-year-old heavy metal band Marseille.
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Kel Mitchell
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One half of classic Nickelodeon duo Kenan & Kel, Mitchell was victim of a pre-Twitter viral death hoax. The news actually circulated via a chain email (remember those?).
He said: "It’s shocking to me that someone would sit there and say someone else died... When they said that, it was like people started looking me up to see what was going on and if I was alive. It basically changed everything around. It actually worked out in my benefit."
He said: "It’s shocking to me that someone would sit there and say someone else died... When they said that, it was like people started looking me up to see what was going on and if I was alive. It basically changed everything around. It actually worked out in my benefit."
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Barack Obama
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Hackers took control of Fox News' Twitter account on the morning of 4 July 2011, and posted: "BREAKING NEWS: @BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have proved too much."
The hackers even went on to wish Joe Biden luck as the new commander-in-chief, and begged users to retweet to show their support.
Luckily, the President was totally not shot and went on to win another term. Unless you're a conspiracy theorist, in which case he WAS shot and got replaced by a shape-shifting reptile without the public's knowledge.
The hackers even went on to wish Joe Biden luck as the new commander-in-chief, and begged users to retweet to show their support.
Luckily, the President was totally not shot and went on to win another term. Unless you're a conspiracy theorist, in which case he WAS shot and got replaced by a shape-shifting reptile without the public's knowledge.
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Rowan Atkinson
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A fake CNN source once claimed the Mr Bean actor had committed suicide due to being dropped from the third Johnny English film.
Needless to say, he's still around and still making us laugh.
Needless to say, he's still around and still making us laugh.
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Morgan Freeman
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Beloved actor Morgan Freeman is often victim of death hoaxes, as well as being confused with any black actor that dies.
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Fidel Castro
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The former Cuban leader was believed to be dead in 2014 due to an accidentally published obituary by an Italian news site.
The Cuban government released pictures to prove Castro was still alive.
The Cuban government released pictures to prove Castro was still alive.
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7
Jeff Goldblum
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Veteran actor Jeff Goldblum was forced to interrupt a news report of his own death on Comedy Central after Twitter went nuts with a story of him falling to his death from a cliff in New Zealand.
In true form, he delivered his own eulogy: "No one will miss Jeff Goldblum more than me. He was not only a friend and a mentor, but he was also... me."
In true form, he delivered his own eulogy: "No one will miss Jeff Goldblum more than me. He was not only a friend and a mentor, but he was also... me."
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Mehdi Hasan
Twitter/@mehdirhasan
Reports of the HuffPost UK political director's death were greatly exaggerated, leaving Mehdi to tweet throughout the day that he was, in fact, alive and people were getting him confused with Pakistani singer Mehdi Hassan, who passed away on the 13 June, 2012.
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Robbie Williams
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The untimely and harrowing death of actor Robin Williams was misunderstood by some, who thought it was actually former Take That member Robbie Williams who had died.
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King Abdullah
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Before his actual death in January, reports often circulated of the Saudi king's passing but it wasn't until state television began playing Quranic verses that we knew for sure.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger. Chloe Grace Moretz, Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy, Andrew Lincoln and more...
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All five of these celebs have been rumoured to have died while snowboarding in Zermatt, Switzerland. If that's some kind of weird attempt at viral marketing by a Swiss snowboard rental shop, they need to rethink their strategy.
Charlie Sheen and Adam Sandler have also been reported to meet the same fate.
Charlie Sheen and Adam Sandler have also been reported to meet the same fate.
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Kim Jong-Un
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This one comes from China's version of Twitter, Sina Weibo. A year after Kim Jong-Il passed away, the new North Korean leader's death was reported by a fake BBC News account, which stated: "Confirmed breaking news. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un assassinated. Updates to follow."
The user claimed Kim had been the victim of a military coup while on a trip to Beijing, but as far as we can tell he's still alive and dictating.
The user claimed Kim had been the victim of a military coup while on a trip to Beijing, but as far as we can tell he's still alive and dictating.
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13
Justin Bieber
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The whining Canadian pop brat started rumours of his own death while tweeting about the passing of his grandfather of the same name.
The number of people retweeting him caused "RIP Justin Bieber" to trend, meaning every Twitter user saw it pop up in their sidebar.
The number of people retweeting him caused "RIP Justin Bieber" to trend, meaning every Twitter user saw it pop up in their sidebar.
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Spongebob Squarepants
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Tom Kenny, the voice of many beloved children's characters, was reported dead on Twitter despite being very much alive.
Pictures apparently "deserving endless retweets" begun circulating and left a lot of people devastated, but Kenny is still kicking and voicing Spongebob to this day.
Pictures apparently "deserving endless retweets" begun circulating and left a lot of people devastated, but Kenny is still kicking and voicing Spongebob to this day.
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Jon Bon Jovi
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In 2011, fake news reports stated Job Bon Jovi had died of a cardiac arrest. The "Livin' On A Prayer" singer responded to the stories with a ridiculously cute picture captioned "Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey".
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Cher
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A vast amount of non-politically minded people saw #nowthatchersdead (Now Thatcher's Dead) trending on Twitter after the passing of the former Prime Minister and misread it as "Now That Cher's Dead", prompting a general upset among fans of auto-tune everywhere.
Luckily for her fans, Cher is still doing regular shows in Las Vegas.
Luckily for her fans, Cher is still doing regular shows in Las Vegas.
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Danny Dyer
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'Eastenders' hard-man Danny Dyer was reported dead in January by a scrapyard worker, who was just having a bit of a jolly with his mates on Facebook before it all got out of hand and went viral.
Responding in true fashion, Twitter's hardest man said: "I'm alive..much 2 the despair of whoever that sick p***k on face book is saying..don't let em get in ya nut my loves."
Responding in true fashion, Twitter's hardest man said: "I'm alive..much 2 the despair of whoever that sick p***k on face book is saying..don't let em get in ya nut my loves."
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Pope Benedict XVI
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During the German Pope's reign, a fake Twitter account claiming to represent Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone tweeted that the Holy Father had died. The Vatican rushed to deny the rumours and Benedict is now residing in the newly renovated Mater Ecclesiae monastery.
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Kirk Douglas
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Legendary 97-year-old actor Kirk Douglas is still alive, even though People magazine accidentally published his obituary in November 2014.
The article was published with the headline "DO NOT PUB Kirk Douglas Dies", which means an intern probably got a royal telling off.
The article was published with the headline "DO NOT PUB Kirk Douglas Dies", which means an intern probably got a royal telling off.
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Bill Murray
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A fake news site claimed in 2009 that the comedian had killed himself as part of a longstanding death pact with stars such as Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett.
He isn't dead, he's still being funny over in the US.
He isn't dead, he's still being funny over in the US.
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Usher
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This R&B singer was victim of a fake news generator which claimed he was killed in a car crash, prompting him to respond with this shirtless Twitter pic.
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Russell Crowe
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Another fake news generator, another sweet Twitter response. This time it was The Gladiator, and he issued a statement basically saying "I'm not dead, but if the media says it, it must be true".
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
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The Rock showed those fakers whose boss with this angry tweet.
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Miley Cyrus
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After being the subject of a car crash death hoax in 2008, the "Wrecking Ball" singer fell victim to a Facebook scam alleging a drug overdose in 2014.
The click-bait was designed to get people through to a website which would demand they fill out an online survey.
The click-bait was designed to get people through to a website which would demand they fill out an online survey.
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Chris Brown
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A graphic-seeming picture of the rapper emerged on Twitter which appeared to show his dead body, causing a stir on social media.
The same image started to do the rounds again after Brown was hospitalised following a seizure in 2013.
The same image started to do the rounds again after Brown was hospitalised following a seizure in 2013.
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Macauley Culkin
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'Home Alone' actor Macauley Culkin was believed to be dead at 34 after a fake news site reported he had been found unconscious in his apartment.
Child star Macauley responded to the stories of his death by posting a 'Weekend At Bernie's'-style picture on his Instagram.
Child star Macauley responded to the stories of his death by posting a 'Weekend At Bernie's'-style picture on his Instagram.