Lauren Bacall Alive? Nope, Fake ‘Death Hoax’ Article Goes Viral

Lauren Bacall Alive? Nope, Fake ‘Death Hoax’ Article Goes Viral
FILE - This March 4, 1982 file photo shows a Lauren Bacall and Jason Robards, right, at a rally to save the Morosco and Helen Hayes Theatres in New York. Bacall, the sultry-voiced actress and Humphrey Bogart’s partner off and on the screen, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014 in New York. She was 89. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
Jack Phillips
8/13/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

Lauren Bacall died on Tuesday, according to numerous reports.

The Associated Press reported that Bacall died Tuesday at the age of 89 in New York. Bacall’s son Stephen Bogart also confirmed her death.

However, there was an article going around from Media Mass, saying that she died.

Media Mass later changed the entry to saying she died.

The site describes itself as “satirical” in nature.

“The website mediamass.net is the medium of our satire to expose with humour, exaggeration and ridicule the contemporary mass production and mass consumption that we observe,” it says. “Also it will not only mock the producers (mainstream media, journalists) as it is common when questioning and criticizing mass media, but also the consumers as one cannot exist without the other. Sensationalism, lack of verification of information, ethics and standards issues are only symptoms of the actual social and economic order. This is particularly obvious when observing the role of social networking sites in spreading rumours.”

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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