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Betty White 'dyes naturally' ... isn't dead

Reportedly, some people saw a satirical headline that "Actress Betty White, 62, dyes naturally in her Los Angeles home," and thought the beloved funny lady was dead.

No, it wasn't a misspelling. It was a wry reference to hair color.

The first paragraph "confirms" the rumor: "Betty White, best known for her roles on TVs The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls, and Hot in Cleveland, is not a natural blonde."

A bit of Twitter reaction demonstrates the mixup:

It's unclear, though, how many people were really confused.

One report said that a R.I.P. Betty White page on Facebook got more than a million likes, though the only such page we found this morning had only 41 likes and said she died in 2012.

And some folks weren't duped, they were just kidding (or so they say):

Meanwhile various headlines had a different spin on R.I.P., joking about White "rinsing in peace."

Contact staff writer Peter Mucha at 215-854-4342 or pmucha@phillynews.com. Follow @petemucha on Twitter.