“Billy Currington dead 2024” : Singer killed by internet death hoax

  • By Jessica Simpson
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Billy Currington is the latest celeb to fall victim to a death hoax

News of singer Billy Currington’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 singer best known for hit songs like People Are Crazy or Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right is alive and well.

UPDATE 26/04/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Billy Currington death hoax spreads on Facebook

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

“At about 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday (April 24, 2024), our beloved singer Billy Currington passed away. Billy Currington was born on November 19, 1973 in Savannah. 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 50-year-old singer 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 singer of Billy Currington's stature would be major news across networks.

A recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that a large majority (68%) of respondents think those Billy Currington death rumors are not funny anymore.

Billy Currington Death Hoax Dismissed Since Singer Is ‘Alive And Well’

On Thursday (April 25) the singer's reps officially confirmed that Billy Currington 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 singer. Others say this shows his extreme popularity across the globe.

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