“David Ginola dead 2025” : Footballer killed by internet death hoax

By Jessica Simpson
Paris
Last updated on April 22, 2025

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

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News of footballer David Ginola’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the April 2025 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the 58-year-old footballer is alive and well.

UPDATE 22/04/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

David Ginola death hoax spreads on Facebook

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

“At about 11 a.m. ET on Sunday (April 20, 2025), our beloved footballer David Ginola passed away. David Ginola was born on January 25, 1967 in Gassin. 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 58-year-old footballer 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 footballer of David Ginola's stature would be major news across networks.

A recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that a large majority (82%) of respondents think those David Ginola death rumors are not funny anymore.

David Ginola Death Hoax Dismissed Since Footballer Is ‘Alive And Well’

On Monday (April 21) the footballer's reps officially confirmed that David Ginola 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 footballer. Others say this shows his extreme popularity across the globe.