12 August 2023 , 18:58
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Lil Tay fell victim to a social media death hoax after her accounts were hacked a Meta representative has confirmed. The teen influencer has been on quite the rollercoaster this week after she was announced dead on Instagram with a heartbreaking statement that appeared to come from her family.
The post - supposedly from a representative - called her death a "sudden and tragic passing" and an "unbearable loss". The statement appeared to confirm the 15-year-old's death as it read: "It is with a heavy heart that we share the devastating news of our beloved Claire's sudden and tragic passing. We have no words to express the unbearable loss and indescribable pain."
Meta have backed up Lil Tay's claim that she was hacked (@liltay/instagram)Shocked fans were left devastated by the news before her real family stepped in and confirmed that the star was very much alive and had not passed away at all. Lil Tay then claimed that her Instagram account had been hacked by a third party who had made the false claim pretending to be associated with her or her family.
Distraught fans were led to believe the rapper had died (@liltay/instagram)Now a Meta representative has backed up the claim stating that Lil Tay is "being truthful about not being able to access her IG". Both Meta and fans of the starlet began investigating what had happened immediately due to the way the misinformation was spread.
Now in a statement to TMZ, the Meta rep reiterated the claim that Tay had been hacked and explained that they had helped her to regain access to her account. Tay reportedly thanked Meta staff for their help and was incredibly grateful to get back into her account.
Fans have speculated about who was behind the post (Zach Sang Show /Youtube)The hoax post was subsequently deleted with many fans unsure if the whole event had been a PR stunt or an attempt to regain the spotlight. Fans grew suspicious when several schemes surfaced online trying to cash in on her supposed death. Lil Tay reportedly lives in Los Angeles alongside her mother and her brother who was also falsely reported as having passed away in the hoax.