Jesse McCartney Dead? Singer Becomes Victim of Internet Death Hoax

Jesse McCartney is dead. At least that's what the Internet is saying. However the young singer and actor didn't die. He's just the victim of a social media death hoax. Jesse McCartney is just fine.

A story by Global Associated News appeared this week saying that McCartney died in a car crash has a story that says "Jesse McCartney died in a single vehicle crash on Route 80 between Morristown and Roswell. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics responding to the vehicle accident and was identified by photo ID found on his body. Alcohol and drugs do not appear to have been a factor in this accident - January 13, 2013."

There are many details to the story which makes it easier to believe, but the story is fake. Global Associated News creates fake death reports.

A message in fine print at the bottom of the site reads, "FAKE... THIS STORY IS 100% FAKE! this is an entertainment website, and this is a totally fake article based on zero truth and is a complete work of fiction for entertainment purposes! this story was dynamically generated using a generic 'template' and is not factual. Any reference to specific individuals has been 100% fabricated by web site visitors who have created fake stories by entering a name into a blank 'non-specific' template for the purpose of entertainment."

Jesse McCartney is just fine. He recently signed on to appear on the next season of Lifetime series "Army Wives."

McCartney got word of the rumors and subtly dismissed them on his Twitter account. "The Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated," he quoted on Sunday.

However some fans on Twitter got word of the rumor and started to mourn and question McCartney's death. Some examples of tweets include:

"jesse mccartney died" dont even joke about this ok he was my true childhood crush he made me feel like i had a beautiful soul"

"Jesse McCartney died?? #crying

"Omg Jesse McCartney died! I was in love with him my whole middle school life."

"Jesse McCartney died in a car accident!"

McCartney isn't the only celebrity to be killed off by the Internet. Some other celebrities who became victims of a death hoax in recent months include "The Big Bang Theory actory Jim Parsons, actress Megan Fox, wrestler John Cena, singer Bruno Mars, actor Vin Diesel, musician Skrillex, Rapper Lil Wayne, Actor Vince Vaughn, Tom Kenny, the voice behind SpongeBob Squarepants, country singer Taylor Swift, legendary actor Morgan Freeman, Comedian Bill Cosby, Alfonso Ribeiro aka Carlton from the Fresh Prince, and Bill Nye the Science Guy. All of these celebrities are just fine.