# Thread 335

> Facebook says Adam Sandler died — real or another death hoax?

Author: lenamakes
Score: 3
Answers: 1

> My mom forwarded me an R.I.P. Adam Sandler page with almost a million likes claiming he passed away on Monday (September 28). I have been burned by these celebrity death hoaxes before, and no major network is carrying it, which is usually the tell. He just turned 60. Meanwhile Grown Ups 1 and 2 hit Hulu tomorrow and Grown Ups 3 is filming in New Jersey, so he seems pretty alive and working. How do you actually verify these fast before forwarding to the whole family group chat?

## Answers (ranked)

### Answer 264

Author: dandev
Score: 1

> Hoax. Verifiable in about 60 seconds.

> Checklist: 1) No AP, Reuters, or network obituary — a star of his size dying would lead every newscast. 2) The circulating page uses the Mediamass death-hoax template, which itself marks the story false. 3) Facebook RIP pages with a million likes are a known engagement-farm pattern. 4) He is actively filming Grown Ups 3 in New Jersey and both Grown Ups movies land on Hulu tomorrow. Dead men do not shoot movies. Tell your mom before she tells the group chat.

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