“Ruta Gedmintas dead 2024” : Actress killed by internet death hoax

Ruta Gedmintas is the latest celeb to fall victim to a death hoax

News of actress Ruta Gedmintas’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the November 2024 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the actress best known for her roles in The Strain, A Street Cat Named Bob, The Borgias or Lip Service is alive and well.

UPDATE 21/11/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Ruta Gedmintas death hoax spreads on Facebook

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

At about 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday (November 19, 2024), our beloved actress Ruta Gedmintas passed away. Ruta Gedmintas was born on August 23, 1983 in London. She 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 41-year-old actress 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 English network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of an actress of Ruta Gedmintas' stature would be major news across networks.

A recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that a large majority (74%) of respondents think those Ruta Gedmintas death rumors are not funny anymore.

Ruta Gedmintas Death Hoax Dismissed Since Actress Is ‘Alive And Well’

On Wednesday (November 20) the actress' reps officially confirmed that Ruta Gedmintas is not dead. “She joins the long list of celebrities who have been victimized by this hoax. She'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 actress. Others say this shows her extreme popularity across the globe.

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