Overview

• Danny Trejo told followers on Instagram, “Thank you all for your concern, but I am very much alive. Someone is spreading fake news.”
• His representative confirmed to TMZ that the death reports were a hoax and said the actor is fine.
• The false claim originated as a memorial-style post on Instagram before spreading across other social platforms.
• John Leguizamo inadvertently amplified the rumor by reposting an image marked “R.I.P.” that listed Trejo’s birth and a false death year.
• Fans flooded Trejo’s post with relieved messages as outlets including TMZ, Complex, and NME detailed the hoax and noted his recent comments about the real loss of Val Kilmer.