Celebrity Death Hoaxes
Written by: David Mikkelson
Sept. 4, 2016
Reports that singer Miley Cyrus’ lifeless body was found by her entourage in a bathtub after she ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
Sept. 1, 2016
A Facebook message falsely reported that the 'Rocky' actor had passed away from prostate cancer.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Aug. 31, 2016
A predictable death hoax claimed that embattled NFL star Colin Kaepernick died during a national ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 11, 2016
A scammy web site has perpetrated a false rumor that Actress Angelina Jolie committed suicide.
Written by: David Emery
July 14, 2016
A frequently recirculated Facebook hoax has convinced many people that actor Rowan Atkinson ("Mr ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 10, 2016
A false rumor holding that actor Nicolas Cage passed away in a motorcycle accident circulated in ...
Written by: Dan Evon
July 10, 2016
A Facebook-driven celebrity death hoax held that wrestler John Cena had died in a car accident.
Written by: Dan Evon
June 13, 2016
Rumors of 'Karate Kid' actor Ralph Macchio's sudden death in June 2016 were just another celebri ...
Written by: Dan Evon
June 5, 2016
A rumor circulated that Jack Black had suddenly died in June 2016 after the actor's Twitter acco ...
Written by: Dan Evon
May 23, 2016
A false rumor reported that 'A-Team' actor Mr. T passed away in May 2016.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
May 11, 2016
In May 2016, multiple hoaxsters claimed Anthony Hopkins had died.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 30, 2016
A fake news article reported that actor Jim Carrey had died in a snowboarding accident.
Written by: Dan Evon
April 19, 2016
A hoax article falsely reported that "American Chopper" star Paul Teutul, Sr. had been killed in ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 29, 2016
A fake news article reported that singer Kehlani had been found dead in her home as rumors of a ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 28, 2016
Gabourey Sidibe took to Twitter to refute a fake news site's celebrity death hoax about her.
Written by: Dan Evon
March 11, 2016
A rumor (mostly pushed by YouTube commenters) claiming that the pop singer had died in a car cra ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 7, 2016
Martin Shkreli hasn't been shot and killed — the story came from fake news sites.
Written by: Dan Evon
Feb. 2, 2016
A fake news item claimed that actor Barry Williams was shot dead during a manhunt for a serial k ...
Written by: Brooke Binkowski
Jan. 15, 2016
Clickbait? Likebait? Why it matters.
Written by: Dan Evon
Jan. 13, 2016
A fake news article claimed that the actor had been murdered, possibly by El Chapo henchmen.
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