Online death rumours of influencer Lil Tay dispelled after Instagram hacking incident

A favoured influencer known for flaunting wealth in her content is alive despite widespread online rumours of her death. This misinformation resulted from the Instagram account of Lil Tay being hacked, which also reported false claims of the sudden passing of her 14 years old brother, Jason Tian. However, according to recent US reports, these reports are entirely false.

US entertainment news channel TMZ yesterday reported that the siblings were alive. The source of these inaccurate claims appears to have come from Lil Tay’s Instagram account which had been hacked.

The Instagram post that disseminated the fake news was addressed by Lil Tay herself who confirmed to TMZ that she and her brother are indeed safe. The American-born Canadian social media personality says her only current struggle is to find the right words to explain the upsetting situation…