Fans were left worried and upset when they read fake reports claiming that Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin had been found dead in his home.
In reality, the actor was alive and well and was in the company of close friends.
A fake Facebook account named ‘RIP Macauley’ received thousands of ‘likes’ before it was removed from the social networking site.
The page read: “At about 11 a.m. ET on Thursday (November 06, 2014), our beloved actor Macaulay Culkin passed away.
"Macaulay Culkin was born on August 26, 1980 in New York. He will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.”
A friend of the star soon corrected reports, telling fans that he was ‘alive and well’ and he had ‘just seen’ the child star.
Macaulay had also shared photos with his band Pizza Underground on Friday.
The star tweeted a selfie via the band's Twitter account, writing: "We're on tour you silly people."
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The band then shared another picture poking fun at the reports, adding: "One of the great things you can do when you're alive is stop for lunch in Breaux Bridge, LA."
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