“Victoria Azarenka dead 2024” : Tennis player killed by internet death hoax

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Victoria Azarenka is the latest celeb to fall victim to a death hoax

News of tennis player Victoria Azarenka’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 35-year-old tennis player is alive and well.

UPDATE 24/12/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Victoria Azarenka death hoax spreads on Facebook

Rumors of the tennis player’s alleged demise gained traction on Sunday after a ‘R.I.P. Victoria Azarenka’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the Belarusian tennis player’s passing:

“At about 11 a.m. ET on Sunday (December 22, 2024), our beloved tennis player Victoria Azarenka passed away. Victoria Azarenka was born on July 31, 1989 in Minsk. 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 35-year-old tennis player 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 Belarusian network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of a tennis player of Victoria Azarenka's stature would be major news across networks.

A recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that a large majority (70%) of respondents think those Victoria Azarenka death rumors are not funny anymore.

Victoria Azarenka Death Hoax Dismissed Since Tennis player Is ‘Alive And Well’

On Monday (December 23) the tennis player's reps officially confirmed that Victoria Azarenka 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 tennis player. Others say this shows her extreme popularity across the globe.

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