Zach Braff Is Not Dead: Fake Suicide Report
October 13th, 2009
Reports filtered through this morning that Scrubs actor Zach Braff had died of an apparent suicide, with the news reported on a fake CNN site to become a top trending topic on Twitter – but the actor is alive and well, according to an ABC rep.
The news of Braff’s “death” were reported on a hoax CNN page, which looked genuine, while another unverified article simultaneously claimed that Braff had died while shooting a film in New Zealand.
A little browsing on the CNN page gave away that hoax, as all of the “top stories” on the right hand side were from 2007.
Thankfully, both rumors appear to be false.
Reporter Curt Wagner at Chicago Now did some investigating, and contacted a representative at ABC who confirmed that the actor is not dead.
More to come.
October 12th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
It wasn't actually on CNN, it was on a fake CNN website called chrisbox.
October 12th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Retarded.
October 12th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
im not dead either
October 12th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
So when an actor dies the first people to find out are news reps? Lame.
October 12th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
it's pathetic that people make stupid bull like this up. come on! who actually does shit like that this? leave the braff alone!
October 12th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Well I'm extremely glad this is false and Zach Braff is not dead. As for the person who started the rumor… that's a different story.
October 12th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
fucking assholes… minus need for rumours like that. Scrubs FTW
October 12th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
lol pwnt.
October 12th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
Dickheads! I hope they get raped by an army tank and die!
October 12th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
Next It'l Be Michael Jackson aint dead…
October 12th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
Nope, next it'll be the Titanic has been brought up from the bottom and is transporting passengers again!
October 13th, 2009 at 10:52 am
i didnt even know about the rumor until i logged on facebook and zach braff updated his status to “I am very much alive”. whoever starts these stupid rumors are very effed up in the head.
October 13th, 2009 at 1:47 am
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/video/…
October 13th, 2009 at 7:29 am
i cried lol
October 13th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
The people who made the fake Cnn Report should be shot…
…Ani if they survive, shoot them again!!!! (>_<)
October 13th, 2009 at 11:13 am
(in reply to zane) that already happened LOL
i swear some people are fucked in the head :/ why would you make up something like that…
October 13th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
is this zac
October 13th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
few when i heard i almost cried
October 14th, 2009 at 4:24 am
Panic struck me. Then sadness and worry, trying to find the truth. I'm glad he's alive still. He better be forever. I love that guy. He brings joy to my heart!
October 14th, 2009 at 9:41 am
zain said micheal jackson aint dead u dumb ass read it before u post
October 14th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
Stupid stupid people making this crap up. I mean who wakes up one morning and thinks “hey, i’ll say a celebrity’s dead!”
October 14th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
i love green eggs and ham!
October 20th, 2009 at 2:28 am
green eggs and ham…ewwwwh
October 26th, 2009 at 11:35 am
i hope its’nottrue
November 7th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Thx, this has definitely made my day!
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