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- Lots of people thought Beyoncé would show up at the DNC on Thursday, in large part because TMZ said so.
- TMZ used to be considered a site you wouldn't rely on for "real" news, even though it broke a ton of celebrity news.
- But the Beyoncé non-news proves TMZ has become entrenched in the news ecosystem.
Lots of people tuned into the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night to see Kamala Harris. But lots of people were expecting to see Beyoncé, too.
Harris, who was supposed to show up, showed up. Beyoncé, who was never officially listed on the DNC's schedule, didn't.
So why were people expecting to see her?