“Marie-Laure Augry dead 2024” : Former French noon news anchor killed by internet death hoax

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Marie-Laure Augry is the latest celeb to fall victim to a death hoax

News of journalist Marie-Laure Augry’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 former French noon news anchor is alive and well.

UPDATE 20/04/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Marie-Laure Augry death hoax spreads on Facebook

Rumors of the journalist’s alleged demise gained traction on Thursday after a ‘R.I.P. Marie-Laure Augry’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the French journalist’s passing:

“At about 11 a.m. ET on Thursday (April 18, 2024), our beloved journalist Marie-Laure Augry passed away. Marie-Laure Augry was born on February 27, 1947 in Tours. She 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 77-year-old journalist 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 French network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of a journalist of Marie-Laure Augry's stature would be major news across networks.

A recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that a large majority (87%) of respondents think those Marie-Laure Augry death rumors are not funny anymore.

Marie-Laure Augry Death Hoax Dismissed Since Journalist Is ‘Alive And Well’

On Friday (April 19) the journalist's reps officially confirmed that Marie-Laure Augry is not dead. “She joins the long list of celebrities who have been victimized by this hoax. She'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 journalist. Others say this shows her extreme popularity across the globe.

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