There’s a persistent urban legend—it’s been around since at least 2004—about a Chinese woman who’d had plastic surgery, unbeknownst to her husband. Her secret was allegedly revealed after she gave birth to “ugly” children who didn’t look anything like her, and the couple divorced over the incident. The story has been debunked numerous times, but not before it wrecked the life of one actual Taiwanese model.

On Monday, Boing Boing and Art News shared an article about a shady Chinese billionaire killed by some shady Chinese hooch, causing some smug readers to shout "karma."