![]() ESPN | Social media sets off firestorm of false reports Saturday that Joe Paterno died Washington Post But unlike Mark Twain's famous declaration that he was still alive 115 years ago, the erroneous accounts about the former Penn State football coach's demise traveled far and wide within minutes, whipped into a firestorm by social media. ... Social media users should question their news Mistaken Early Report on Paterno Roiled Web News of Paterno's Demise Greatly Exaggerated on Social Media |









