“Garry Kasparov dead 2024” : Former World Chess Champion killed by internet death hoax

Garry Kasparov is the latest celeb to fall victim to a death hoax

News of chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the March 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 World Chess Champion is alive and well.

UPDATE 28/03/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Garry Kasparov death hoax spreads on Facebook

Rumors of the chess grandmaster’s alleged demise gained traction on Tuesday after a ‘R.I.P. Garry Kasparov’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the Russian chess grandmaster’s passing:

At about 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday (March 26, 2024), our beloved chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov passed away. Garry Kasparov was born on April 13, 1963 in Baku. 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 60-year-old chess grandmaster 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 Russian network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of a chess grandmaster of Garry Kasparov'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 Garry Kasparov death rumors are not funny anymore.

Garry Kasparov Death Hoax Dismissed Since Chess grandmaster Is ‘Alive And Well’

On Wednesday (March 27) the chess grandmaster's reps officially confirmed that Garry Kasparov 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 chess grandmaster. Others say this shows his extreme popularity across the globe.

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