“Miguel Varoni dead 2024” : Television host killed by internet death hoax

Miguel Varoni is the latest celeb to fall victim to a death hoax

News of television host Miguel Varoni’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 television host best known for his roles in Corazón Valiente or The House Next Door is alive and well.

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

Miguel Varoni death hoax spreads on Facebook

Rumors of the television host’s alleged demise gained traction on Friday after a ‘R.I.P. Miguel Varoni’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the Colombian television host’s passing:

At about 11 a.m. ET on Friday (December 20, 2024), our beloved television host Miguel Varoni passed away. Miguel Varoni was born on December 11, 1964 in Buenos Aires. 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 television host, actor 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 Colombian network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of a television host of Miguel Varoni's stature would be major news across networks.

A recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that a large majority (79%) of respondents think those Miguel Varoni death rumors are not funny anymore.

Miguel Varoni Death Hoax Dismissed Since Television host Is ‘Alive And Well’

On Saturday (December 21) the television host's reps officially confirmed that Miguel Varoni 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 television host. Others say this shows his extreme popularity across the globe.

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