Celebrity Death Hoaxes
Written by: Snopes Staff
May 21, 2017
Reports on the death of former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly were nothing more than fake news.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 17, 2017
Several web sites have revived an old, fake story about the Russian President's fictional former ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 16, 2017
Articles reporting that Lewinsky's son "David" had been reported missing and was subsequently fo ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 15, 2017
The actor and director did not die of a heart attack while filming a commercial in August 2019.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 29, 2017
Reports that the Academy Award-winning actor was killed in a drive-by shooting in New York are f ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
April 28, 2017
Despite rumors that the rocker was killed in a hunting accident in Montana, he remains alive and ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 13, 2017
A prank news site falsely claimed 'Shameless' star William H. Macy died of a heart attack 'last ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 7, 2017
An unreliable entertainment site falsely reported that reggae musician Buju Banton had killed hi ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 23, 2017
A prank news site tricked social media users into believing "Walking Dead" actor Andrew Lincoln ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Feb. 16, 2017
'Family Matters' star Reginald VelJohnson is alive and tweeting.
Written by: David Emery
Jan. 9, 2017
A fake news web site falsely claimed that actress-comedian Sherri Shepherd passed away of a hear ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 6, 2017
The Gilligan's Island actor passed away in 2005, but a widely shared image macro claims ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 2, 2017
A fake news site appropriated the name of a popular newspaper to claim MMA fighter Ronda Rousey ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 30, 2016
A report that musician Stevie Wonder was killed in a car crash in December 2016 is fake news.
Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 29, 2016
Reports from December 2016 claiming that actor John Amos had passed away from a heart attack wer ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 26, 2016
A fake wrestling news web site claimed Big Show was killed in a car accident.
Written by: David Mikkelson Bethania Palma
Nov. 14, 2016
Reports that billionaire business magnate George Soros was killed while traveling to Hungary in ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 18, 2016
Reports that singer Billy Ocean passed away in October 2016 during a visit to South Africa are f ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
Oct. 6, 2016
A rumor that Christian author and inspirational speaker Joyce Meyer died on Oct. 6, 2016 is yet ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Sept. 13, 2016
Conspiracy theory holds that Hillary Clinton was reported dead on 11 September 2016, but the ne ...
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