celebrity death hoaxes

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

• 8 February 2019

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

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

Demi Lovato Death Hoax

• 2 August 2018

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

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Demi Lovato Death Hoax

Joe Jackson Death Hoax

• 27 June 2018

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

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Joe Jackson Death Hoax

Eddie Murphy Death Hoax

• 19 May 2018

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

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Eddie Murphy Death Hoax

Suge Knight Death Hoax

• 18 April 2018

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

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Suge Knight Death Hoax

Did Harvey Weinstein Commit Suicide in Arizona?

• 1 March 2018

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

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Did Harvey Weinstein Commit Suicide in Arizona?

Chumlee Death Hoax

• 3 June 2013

Reports that the 'Pawn Stars' personality has passed away are a hoax.

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Chumlee Death Hoax

Kid Rock Death Hoax

• 4 July 2017

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

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Kid Rock Death Hoax

Miley Cyrus Death Hoax

• 5 September 2016

Reports that singer Miley Cyrus’ lifeless body was found by her entourage in a bathtub...

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Miley Cyrus Death Hoax

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

• 22 May 2017

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

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

Willie Nelson Death Hoax

• 23 February 2015

Country music legend Willie Nelson is not dead; he's just the target of a recirculated...

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Willie Nelson Death Hoax

Denzel Washington Death Hoax

• 29 April 2017

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

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Denzel Washington Death Hoax