Celebrity Death Hoaxes
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 29, 2019
Highly dubious websites posted false and distasteful articles that prompted unwarranted concern ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 6, 2019
Somehow this major news item escaped the attention of every mainstream press organization in the ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 8, 2019
The Fonzie character lives on -- and so does the actor who portrayed him, for now.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 5, 2018
The popular actor has not passed away at 57 from complications related to Parkinson's disease.
Written by: David Mikkelson
Aug. 2, 2018
The pop singer is still being treated after an overdose but is alive and expected to leave the h ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 18, 2018
An old false report about actor Eddie Murphy's dying in a car crash recirculated in May 2018.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
April 18, 2018
A disreputable web site managed to trick thousands of internet users with false claims that the ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
April 17, 2018
The former First Lady was the subject of two stories reporting her death not long after announce ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 4, 2018
A site known for spreading fake news about the deaths of prominent musicians is at it again.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 16, 2018
A fake news web site posing as ABC News reported that the former Baywatch star passed away at 50 ...
Written by: David Emery
March 1, 2018
A fabricated article about the movie mogul's supposed self-inflicted death appeared on an irksom ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 16, 2018
A prank Facebook post, and old reports about a drug overdose, fueled unfounded rumors about the ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 27, 2017
The 93-year-old former president is not only alive and well but has remained active.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Oct. 10, 2017
Morgan Freeman isn't dead, as reported by a fake news site.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 10, 2017
A hoax news article reported that the daughter of former president Barack Obama had been killed.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 2, 2017
A photograph of Donald Trump participating in a professional wrestling match is frequently used ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 31, 2017
The former game show host suffered a head injury in June 2017, but he did not die.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
July 12, 2017
A dubious web site falsely reported the death of the Christian Contemporary music artist Don Moen.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 4, 2017
A Facebook "prank" claimed that musician Kid Rock had passed away in July 2017.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
June 9, 2017
Imelda Marcos has not died, despite a long-circulating (and undated) article about her purported ...
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