“Derek Trucks dead 2024” : Guitarist killed by internet death hoax

Derek Trucks is the latest celeb to fall victim to a death hoax

News of guitarist Derek Trucks’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 guitarist best known for albums like Revelator or Already Free is alive and well.

UPDATE 29/03/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Derek Trucks death hoax spreads on Facebook

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

At about 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday (March 27, 2024), our beloved guitarist Derek Trucks passed away. Derek Trucks was born on June 8, 1979 in Jacksonville. 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 44-year-old guitarist and songwriter 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 guitarist of Derek Trucks' stature would be major news across networks.

A recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that a large majority (51%) of respondents think those Derek Trucks death rumors are not funny anymore.

Derek Trucks Death Hoax Dismissed Since Guitarist Is ‘Alive And Well’

On Thursday (March 28) the guitarist's reps officially confirmed that Derek Trucks 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 guitarist. Others say this shows his extreme popularity across the globe.

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