“Fernando Alonso dead 2024” : Two-time Formula One world champion killed by internet death hoax

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Fernando Alonso is the latest celeb to fall victim to a death hoax

News of racing driver Fernando Alonso’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the April 2024 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the two-time Formula One world champion is alive and well.

UPDATE 25/04/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Fernando Alonso death hoax spreads on Facebook

Rumors of the racing driver’s alleged demise gained traction on Tuesday after a ‘R.I.P. Fernando Alonso’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the Spanish racing driver’s passing:

“At about 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday (April 23, 2024), our beloved racing driver Fernando Alonso passed away. Fernando Alonso was born on July 29, 1981 in Oviedo. 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 42-year-old racing driver 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 Spanish network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of a racing driver of Fernando Alonso's stature would be major news across networks.

A recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that a large majority (91%) of respondents think those Fernando Alonso death rumors are not funny anymore.

Fernando Alonso Death Hoax Dismissed Since Racing driver Is ‘Alive And Well’

On Wednesday (April 24) the racing driver's reps officially confirmed that Fernando Alonso 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 racing driver. Others say this shows his extreme popularity across the globe.

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