Claim: Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber died in a car accident.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook post containing the claim was posted on September 6 and has 103 shares, 319 reactions, and 145 comments as of writing. Several posts circulating online contain the same claim too.
One of the three photos in the post shows a black and white image of Bieber with the text, “RIP” and “Rest In Peace.”
Other photos show a red car that crashed.
The facts: No news outlets have reported Bieber’s supposed death, and the Canadian singer can be seen in a September 11 post of American television personality Karlie Redd.
Redd’s post was captioned “Justin Bieber Mommy & Daddy 👶🏻 💖” and shows Bieber and his wife, Hailey, carrying their newborn son.
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Photo taken out of context: A reverse image search also revealed that the photo of the red car was from a 2022 car accident in Poland. The driver of the Ferrari lost control of the car and hit the protective barriers while passing by the Wyrzysk bypass on S10 road on February 11, 2022. – Ailla Dela Cruz/Rappler.com
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