Rappler's latest stories on death hoaxes
FALSE: Bela Padilla dies after being gunned down in car
Padilla is alive and has been active on social media platforms. The video used for the fake claim leads to a GMA News report on a shooting incident of a different woman.
FALSE: Piolo Pascual dies in carjacking incident
The video clip in the claim is from a 2015 news report on a different carjacking incident
FALSE: Dwayne Johnson dies in June 2020
The celebrity is still alive. There is also no official report of Johnson’s death from BBC News, the source cited by the posts.
FALSE: Sarah Geronimo's mother Divine 'takes own life'
The video for this claim in suspicious websites maliciously uses a clip from a 2014 news report about an entirely different death
9 celebrity deaths that have been proven false
Gary Valenciano, Claudine Barretto, and Bamboo are still alive – don't fall for these celebrity death hoaxes!
Ian Veneracion laughs off death hoax
'Kaya pala 'di ako pinapansin ng asawa ko,' Ian jokes in an Instagram post
HOAX: Kris Aquino's son Josh 'dies' of cancer
Doctors have already given Joshua Aquino a clean bill of health after being confined recently due to an esophagus condition
FACT CHECK: John Lloyd Cruz death hoax
Suspicious websites have posted this false story
Alvin Patrimonio is not dead: PBA legend's death hoax debunked by wife
The wife of the PBA legend dispelled rumors that he has died
Singapore probes hoax on Lee Kuan Yew's death
The patriarch has been receiving treatment in the intensive care unit at Singapore General Hospital since February 5
No, Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray isn't dead – it was a death hoax
Sorry about any confusion he wrote on Twitter
