“Franz-Olivier Giesbert dead 2024” : Le Pointr's managing editor killed by internet death hoax

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Franz-Olivier Giesbert is the latest celeb to fall victim to a death hoax

News of journalist Franz-Olivier Giesbert’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the December 2024 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the Le Pointr's managing editor is alive and well.

UPDATE 22/12/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Franz-Olivier Giesbert death hoax spreads on Facebook

Rumors of the journalist’s alleged demise gained traction on Friday after a ‘R.I.P. Franz-Olivier Giesbert’ 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 Friday (December 20, 2024), our beloved journalist Franz-Olivier Giesbert passed away. Franz-Olivier Giesbert was born on January 18, 1949 in Wilmington. 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 75-year-old journalist and television host 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 Franz-Olivier Giesbert'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 Franz-Olivier Giesbert death rumors are not funny anymore.

Franz-Olivier Giesbert Death Hoax Dismissed Since Journalist Is ‘Alive And Well’

On Saturday (December 21) the journalist's reps officially confirmed that Franz-Olivier Giesbert 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 journalist. Others say this shows his extreme popularity across the globe.

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