Celebrities who fell prey to death hoax

Arnold Schwarzenegger latest celebrity to fall prey to death hoax

Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger reportedly became a victim of a death hoax after a fake report of his sudden demise surfaced online. Reports claimed the actor was found dead at his California home. A report posted on August 27, 2015 stated that the Los Angeles Police Department received an emergency call about an "unresponsive male" from the actor's house. However, Schwarzenegger was spotted next day at a restaurant in Los Angeles, reported Daily Mail.

Read on to know how Jackie Chan fell prey to death hoax...

Martial arts icon Jackie Chan fell victim of a death hoax. The superstar was baffled by the news of his passing away soon after alighting a flight. "I was shocked by two news reports when I got off the plane. First of all, don't worry! I'm still alive. Second, don't believe the scam on Weibo using my name about the Red Pockets," an IANS report quoted Chan. The actor, who was busy with the Cannes Film Festival of late, also made it clear that he has just one official page on Facebook and Weibo. However, Jackie Chan is not the only one in facing a death hoax. Look which singing sensation recently suffered the same on the web.

Stars being killed by rumour mills is not new and there have been many instances when celebs have been killed on social networking sites and more commonly on micro blogging site Twitter. While some proved to be freaky and true in the case of the late Paul Walker, others are just silly rumours. Here’s a look at top five fake celebrity deaths on Twitter. The latest celebrity to be a victim of this sick joke on social networking sites is popular Indian rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh! The rumour stated that the rapper had died in an accident. But the good news for everyone out there is that he is alive and kicking. Honey Singh is currently in Dubai promoting a boxing league by the name of Global Fighting Championship. But he's not the first star to be a target. Here's a look at few other celebs who were subjected to this death hoax online.

Jim Carrey - Jim Carrey has been killed twice by a fake rumour, once in 2011 and once again in January 2014. In 2011 there was a rumour that the Bruce Almighty actor had died in a snow boarding accident. Again in the second week of January this year, he became a target of fake celebrity death reports. Allegedly, his ‘R.I.P. Jim Carrey’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. However, this report was quickly dismissed as the actor is alive and kicking.

Eddie Murphy- Eddie Murphy is perhaps the most killed actor on social media sites. The funnyman has been rumoured to be dead for various reasons, from a freaky snowboarding accident to tragic car crashes, that even fans have lost track of the number of times he’s been killed. However, these rumours were put to rest as the actor is alive and hale and hearty! We wish him a long life!

Morgan Freeman- Legendary actor Morgan Freeman was rumoured to have died at his home in 2010, according to an alleged report by CNN. This must have certainly shocked the veteran as the tweet read, “RT @CNN: Breaking News: actor Morgan Freeman has passed away in his Burbank home”. However, CNN later claimed that they were not to be held responsible for the original tweet.

Jim Carey - Jim Carey has been killed twice by a fake rumour, once in 2011 and once again in January 2014. In 2011 there was a rumour that the Bruce Almighty actor had died in a snow boarding accident. Again in the second week of January this year, he became a target of fake celebrity death reports. Allegedly, his ‘R.I.P. Jim Carrey’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. However, this report was quickly dismissed as the actor is alive and kicking.

Tom Hanks- Talented actor Tom Hanks was also part of this celebrity death hoax rumour that spread like wild fire. It was alleged that Hanks died while filming his movie and he fell to his death from a cliff. This of course was untrue!