“Greg Daniels dead 2024” : Producer killed by internet death hoax

Greg Daniels is the latest celeb to fall victim to a death hoax

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News of producer Greg Daniels’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 producer best known as the producer of the Office (US) or Parks and Recreation is alive and well.

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

Greg Daniels death hoax spreads on Facebook

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

At about 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday (March 26, 2024), our beloved producer Greg Daniels passed away. Greg Daniels was born on June 13, 1963 in West Hollywood. 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 producer, screenwriter and director 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 producer of Greg Daniels' stature would be major news across networks.

A recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that a large majority (78%) of respondents think those Greg Daniels death rumors are not funny anymore.

Greg Daniels Death Hoax Dismissed Since Producer Is ‘Alive And Well’

On Wednesday (March 27) the producer's reps officially confirmed that Greg Daniels 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 producer. Others say this shows his extreme popularity across the globe.

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