As of 11 August 2014, TMZ (a site not generally known for starting or propagating hoaxes) was reporting that 63-year-old comedian/actor Robin Williams was dead of a suicide:
Other media outlets such as the Los Angeles Times quickly confirmed the report was real, and not a celebrity death hoax:
The entertainment world publication Variety also reported that:
The Marin County Coroner has posted a notice about the case stating:
The coroner later determined that Williams had hanged himself. Williams' wife maintained that the comedian was sober but struggling with early stages of Parkinson's Disease at the time of his death.