celebrity death hoaxes Archives

John Madden Death Hoax (2014)

False reports in 2014 and 2016 that the former NFL coach had passed away came...

Dwayne Johnson Death Hoax

Reports of the death of actor Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson are not real nor new.

Did Henry ‘the Fonz’ Winkler Die at Age 77?

The Fonzie character lives on -- and so does the actor who portrayed him, for...

Demi Lovato Death Hoax

The pop singer is still being treated after an overdose but is alive and expected...

Joe Jackson Death Hoax

Fake news articles peddling the false claim that the Jackson family patriarch was dead followed...

Eddie Murphy Death Hoax

An old false report about actor Eddie Murphy's dying in a car crash recirculated in...

Suge Knight Death Hoax

A disreputable web site managed to trick thousands of internet users with false claims that...

Did Harvey Weinstein Commit Suicide in Arizona?

A fabricated article about the movie mogul's supposed self-inflicted death appeared on an irksome fake...

Kid Rock Death Hoax

A Facebook "prank" claimed that musician Kid Rock had passed away in July 2017.

Bill O’Reilly Found Dead at His Long Island Home?

Reports on the death of former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly were nothing more than...

Denzel Washington Death Hoax

Reports that the Academy Award-winning actor was killed in a drive-by shooting in New York...

Buju Banton Death Hoax

An unreliable entertainment site falsely reported that reggae musician Buju Banton had killed himself in...