“Valérie Benaïm dead 2024” : Journalist killed by internet death hoax

  • By Jessica Simpson
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Valérie Benaïm is the latest celeb to fall victim to a death hoax

News of journalist Valérie Benaïm’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 journalist best known as cast member of Touche pas à mon poste is alive and well.

UPDATE 23/12/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Valérie Benaïm death hoax spreads on Facebook

Rumors of the journalist’s alleged demise gained traction on Saturday after a ‘R.I.P. Valérie Benaïm’ 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 Saturday (December 21, 2024), our beloved journalist Valérie Benaïm passed away. Valérie Benaïm was born on August 30, 1969 in Casablanca. 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 55-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 Valérie Benaïm's stature would be major news across networks.

A recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that a large majority (73%) of respondents think those Valérie Benaïm death rumors are not funny anymore.

Valérie Benaïm Death Hoax Dismissed Since Journalist Is ‘Alive And Well’

On Sunday (December 22) the journalist's reps officially confirmed that Valérie Benaïm 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 journalist. Others say this shows her extreme popularity across the globe.

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