Fact Check: Is Shane Dawson Dead In 2022 As Hoax Trends On His Birthday?
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Shane Dawson, a birthday kid, is the most recent victim of the absurd death hoax. Fans are concerned and perplexed by the reports, even though the YouTuber is having a great time celebrating his 34th birthday with friends and family.
Bruce Willis, Tom Holland, Snoop Dogg, and other famous people have recently been the targets of death hoaxes, just like Shane.
On July 19, as the YouTuber’s name began to trend for all the wrong reasons, frightened followers flocked to Twitter to see whether the death rumors were genuine.
Shane Dawson is not dead
Sadly, on his special day, Shane fell prey to the death hoax. These rumors are untrue, though.
Shane has been active on Instagram for the past few hours while he is busy enjoying his birthday. Along with a birthday-related photo, he also shared a number of anecdotes, the most recent of which, at the time of writing, was uploaded around 40 minutes ago.
In April 2021, a similar fake alleging that the YouTuber had died also spread over social media.
As many fans began to trust the claims, it even drew Keemstar’s response at the time.
Keemstar replied to the rumor by writing: “Shane Dawson Died is Trending! Most likely, this is fake K-pop spam. I just sent Shane a text to check on him. Still no response.
Both then and still, it has been a deception. There is simply no cause for concern among fans.
Is shane dawson really dead or are y’all lying for interactions? pic.twitter.com/cMXEBU4DSi
— jayden🧜🏽♂️/ problematic era (@chanelsslay) July 20, 2022
Hoax overruns Twitter
When they noticed that “Shane Dawson dead” was trending on Twitter, Shane’s supporters were both horrified and perplexed.
However, this was quickly disproved by reliable sources like Def Noodles.
The title of their most recent post is “BREAKING NEWS THAT WILL DEFINITELY CHANGE YOUR LIFE: Currently, Twitter is reporting that Shane Dawson has passed away. He is truly celebrating his birthday in good health.
Since Shane hasn’t addressed the rumors, several fans still seem perplexed.
BREAKING NEWS THAT WILL MOST DEFINITELY CHANGE YOUR LIFE: Shane Dawson is dead… according to half of Twitter right now. He’s actually alive and well celebrating his birthday. pic.twitter.com/PuyIxPPRcz
— Def Noodles (@defnoodles) July 20, 2022
HELP, is Shane Dawson actually dead or are you guys making it up again? Why are there rumors of his death every year😭
— 𝓡𝓪𝓿🫶🏼 (@_raaavvvv) July 20, 2022Advertisement
Youtuber celebrates his Birthday and is fine
The YouTuber is currently enjoying his 34th birthday while the ludicrous Shane rumor has shocked his followers.
He tweeted images of himself and his dog Riley sitting in a room filled with balloons just an hour ago. Additionally, a pink birthday cake and a tonne of presents may be found around him.
“The happiest Birthday ever:,)” he wrote as the caption of his photo.
Riley Adams Dawson, also known as RAD, is speaking. Already, we are smitten with her. For you to meet her, I can’t wait! She has a hilarious personality, and every time she does something, I am extremely proud of her. Do you feel 34 like this?
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Ankita Khanrah
Ankita Khanrah is a second-year student of the Master of Communication and Journalism (Integrated) programme at the School of Mass Communication, KIIT Deemed University, Bhubaneswar.
