Following the breaking news that Michael Jackson had been hospitalized for a cardiac arrest, conflicting reports of the pop legend’s condition left Twitterers worried and confused.

CNN.com originally said Jackson was in a coma while the Los Angeles Times confirmed his death.  CNN, both on-air and on its site, referred to the L.A. Times story and other sources, but did not directly confirm the news for nearly two hours after Jackson’s hospitalization.

Twitterers reached out to one another to verify facts but due to overwhelming activity, the site went down a number of times.

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   malecelebz OMG, I can’t believe Michael Jackson is dead! That’s just crazy! CNN is not confirming it yet while the AP & LA Times has. #MichaelJackson
2. 
   JudeCharles Jackson Family spokesman is not confirming with CNN if Michael Jackson has passed away.

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   ShonaQ Is Michael Jackson actually dead? TMZ isn’t exactly the most reliable source…
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   tank_tankersley Michael Jackson is in the hospital…some people are reporting him dead (cough cough TMZ.com COUGH COUGH).
3. 
   truecancer75 the web says Michael Jackson has died, but im watching the live broadcast of the news HLN, and they are only reporting he is cardiac arrest
4. 
   BDa21 RT @nycbartender: Okay guys…. did Michael Jackson seriously pass away? I think TMZ may have jumped the gun…

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   laermer And this may be the last time any of us watches CNN do breaking news!! They handled this like it was the 1920s. “We can’t confirm.” Why not?
2. 
   lkjtexas Is Michael Jackson really dead? CNN and FOXnews.com say he is in a coma???
3. 
   amberellis3 Conlicting reports on Michael Jackson, ranging from those saying he’s dead to others saying he’s in a coma, unresponsive.
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   teebalicious CNN says several sources say Michael Jackson is in a coma as a result of cardiac arrest.
5. 
   blutink78 ok…ya’ll he is in a COMA..NOT DEAD!!!! MICHAEL JACKSON IS NOT DEAD.PER CNN AND YAHOO.COM
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   publicrelations The family has been called RT @oh_danny_boy: TMZ.com has reported Michael Jackson is dead. I’m watching FoxNews and nothing is confirmed.

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   adamskimberly It’s now official. Reputable sources now confirming his death. Interesting to see how fast non-traditional media report, but so frustrating!
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   mikepilarz How many “traditional media” sources does it take to convince us that MJ is, in fact, gone? So far we’re at 1 (LA Times) and counting…
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   RTidwellComics Since I have had twitter, ever celebrity that has died, I found out on twitter, before CNN reported it. This is why traditional media sucks.
4. 
   leginius How did TMZ beat out the big news companies on the Jackson story? Goodbye traditional media.
5. 
   leginius Really digging the ybj debate about traditional media. Face it: the bigs got their butts handed to them by tmz.
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   misha876 I concur RT @HJArmstrong RT @kbuczko: 06/25/09 the day traditional media died RIP #traditionalmediadeath
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   jasonkenney TMZ breaking MJ isn’t New beating Old Media, it’s the triumph of Specialization over Traditional Media.
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   thenewlywed It’s on CNN, Michael Jackson is officially dead… I guess it took CNN to report it for people to believe it!!!
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   jeannelikewhoa Jeanne is cbs says michael jackson is dead, and cnn says he’s in a coma. Whatever the outcome, I’m at Great Seas and “beat it” is playing..
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    scotteverett So weird, i didn’t trust CNN or NYT, needed to get on #twitter to find out the #truth. haha.

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