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Fans of Jackie Chan can breathe easy. The legendary action star is alive and doing just fine, despite a wave of false reports claiming otherwise.
The viral post, written in broken English, mourned the supposed loss of the Rush Hour star: “Today, the most beloved person in world cinema, all of our hearts, has passed away, especially our generation, a worthy actor, a great Kung Fu player, the man with a funny laugh, Jackie Chan, has passed away.”
Within hours, the hoax had sent a flood of traffic to Google as anxious fans searched phrases like “Jackie Chan death,” “did Jackie Chan die,” and “Jackie Chan died,” making it one of the platform’s top trending topics of the night.
Ironically, clarity came from an AI tool itself, Grok, X’s in-app chatbot, which quickly set the record straight when asked about the claim. Its response: “No, it’s a hoax. Jackie Chan is alive and well as of November 11, 2025.”
Online reactions ranged from relief to frustration as fans vented about the emotional whiplash. One user wrote, “Thank God I checked Twitter about Jackie Chan because I was about to tweak.”
Another quipped, “Don’t believe everything you see on Twitter. Especially now that it’s no longer Twitter.”
This is not the first time the martial arts legend has been prematurely declared dead. Back in 2015, similar rumours made the rounds, prompting Chan himself to respond. “I was shocked by two news reports when I got off the plane,” he said at the time. “First of all, don’t worry! I’m still alive. Second, don’t believe the scam on Weibo using my name about the Red Pockets.”
