Breathe easy, Peppers: Your beverage of choice isn't going anywhere.
Dr Pepper took to Twitter on Monday to crush a rumor that claimed the company had sold its famous 23-flavor formula to Coca-Cola, which was, in turn, shutting down production this summer.
Here's the image being passed around on social media:

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The death hoax was quickly debunked by both Snopes and the company itself, which reassured its famously loyal fans with a tweet:
Dr Pepper, which has a history going back to 1885, calls itself "the oldest major soft drink in the United States."
(h/t Mashable)