“David Fincher dead 2024” : Director killed by internet death hoax

David Fincher is the latest celeb to fall victim to a death hoax

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News of director David Fincher’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the March 2024 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the director best known for Gone Girl, Fight Club or The Game is alive and well.

UPDATE 28/03/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

David Fincher death hoax spreads on Facebook

Rumors of the director’s alleged demise gained traction on Tuesday after a ‘R.I.P. David Fincher’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the American director’s passing:

At about 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday (March 26, 2024), our beloved director David Fincher passed away. David Fincher was born on August 28, 1962 in Denver. He will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.

Hundreds of fans immediately started writing their messages of condolence on the Facebook page, expressing their sadness that the talented 61-year-old director was dead. And as usual, Twittersphere was frenzied over the death hoax.

Where as some trusting fans believed the post, others were immediately skeptical of the report, perhaps learning their lesson from the huge amount of fake death reports emerging about celebrities over recent months. Some pointed out that the news had not been carried on any major American network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of a director of David Fincher's stature would be major news across networks.

A recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that a large majority (76%) of respondents think those David Fincher death rumors are not funny anymore.

David Fincher Death Hoax Dismissed Since Director Is ‘Alive And Well’

On Wednesday (March 27) the director's reps officially confirmed that David Fincher is not dead. “He joins the long list of celebrities who have been victimized by this hoax. He's still alive and well, stop believing what you see on the Internet,” they said.

Some fans have expressed anger at the fake report saying it was reckless, distressing and hurtful to fans of the much loved director. Others say this shows his extreme popularity across the globe.

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