Internet death hoaxes are now becoming quite common in this modern world, and some of the top notch celebrities who died without being dead includes, Miley Cyrus, Russel Crowe, Betty White, Dwayne Johnson and Jackie Chan.
The latest addition to this list is Macaulay Culkin, well known American actor and musician.
A website by name ‘MSNBC.Website’ spread this false news, and people who mistook it as the real ‘MSNBC’ shared this death news in social media sites like Facebook.
The death news of Culkin was titled, “Breaking News: Macaulay Culkin Found Dead at Age 34”, and this news created huge tension among the minds of the audience who love Culkin, one among the greatest child stars of all time.
To absurd his death news, the actor shared umpteen numbers of his photos through Instagram, and thus the world came to know that he is well and is still alive.
The singer went on to mock the rumors and he successfully recreated a scene from 1989 comedy,
‘Weekend at Bernie’s.
In the movie, two guys pretend that their murdered boss is still alive, and a snap which resembled the film was being shared through his Instagram.
The singer actor, also added the caption ‘We are on Tour, you silly people’ in that shared photo.
The band headed by Culkin played in Austin on Saturday Night, and the ‘dead guy’ greeted the audience with ‘ I am alive’, and he had a big smile on his face.