“Xavier Niel dead 2024” : Free Mobile founder killed by internet death hoax

Xavier Niel is the latest celeb to fall victim to a death hoax

News of business man Xavier Niel’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, Free Mobile's founder is alive and well.

UPDATE 24/11/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Xavier Niel death hoax spreads on Facebook

Rumors of the business man’s alleged demise gained traction on Friday after a ‘R.I.P. Xavier Niel’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the French business man’s passing:

At about 11 a.m. ET on Friday (November 22, 2024), our beloved business man Xavier Niel passed away. Xavier Niel was born on August 25, 1967 in Créteil. 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 57-year-old business man 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 business man of Xavier Niel's stature would be major news across networks.

A recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that a large majority (95%) of respondents think those Xavier Niel death rumors are not funny anymore.

Xavier Niel Death Hoax Dismissed Since Business man Is ‘Alive And Well’

On Saturday (November 23) the business man's reps officially confirmed that Xavier Niel 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 business man. Others say this shows his extreme popularity across the globe.

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