Celebrity Death Hoaxes
Written by: Joey Esposito
April 10, 2026
The "Back to the Future" star posted to social media, "How do you react when you turn on the TV ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
April 2, 2026
The internet tried to kill the ancient reptile on April Fools' Day 2026.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 14, 2025
An X user who started the rumor previously shared the same death hoax about the Pennsylvania U.S ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Oct. 18, 2025
Duggar sibling Jinger Vuolo posted images of her sister, alive and well, in the same month socia ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Sept. 2, 2025
Amid rumors of his death, some social media users claimed the White House released old pictures ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Sept. 2, 2025
As claims swirled, the president posted on Truth Social on Aug. 31, "NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE."
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 29, 2025
The storied coach's religious organization confirmed he was still alive.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 26, 2025
The latest death hoax appeared online in late August 2025.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 4, 2025
This latest death hoax about the famed entertainer appeared online in early August 2025.
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 21, 2025
This is only the latest celebrity death hoax.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 18, 2024
A rumor about the "Family Feud" game show host's purported death persisted throughout 2024 in so ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
July 23, 2024
Online users and publications mistakenly shared a death hoax for the 99-year-old former presiden ...
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
May 7, 2024
The videos surfaced around what would have been Travolta's son Jett's 32nd birthday. Jett, who w ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
April 29, 2024
Claims about the SpaceX CEO in April 2024 were nothing but a hoax.
Written by: Jordan Liles
April 25, 2024
Meta, the owner of Facebook, accepted money for ads displaying the death hoaxes. People who clic ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
March 18, 2024
The hoax consistently appeared in the Snopes mailbox after Willis announced his retirement from ...
Written by: Shannon Sanford
Jan. 22, 2024
We sorted fact from fiction so you wouldn't have to.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 22, 2023
Rumors claiming the singer died in December 2023 were nothing but a hoax.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Dec. 14, 2023
Even top Google results can't always be trusted.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Nov. 27, 2023
The rumor of the comedian's supposed death spread from unreliable "news" sites to social media.
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