Separated at Birth? North Korea's Kim Jong il Dies; 25 People Tweet About Rapper L'il Kim, Including former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick

Well, you could argue that the confusion is understandable. Both the now-deceased male North Korean dictator and the female American rapper inspire(d) both devotion and fear. Oh, and both are/were kind of small physically, if not psychologically.

Other than that, we guess it is a good thing that people are paying attention to the news. Even if they're not paying close attention.

And Detroiters can be thankful that their former mayor is not their current mayor. JL

Matt Stopera reports in BuzzFeed (hat tip Mother Jones):

"Twitter: Where the Facts Go First