Elon Musk taunts Jimmy Fallon over Twitter death hoax

Fake news of Jimmy Fallon’s “death” is trending on Twitter as the TV host asked Elon Musk to take action. Instead, the billionaire is trolling him.

Jimmy Fallon is alive and well after a hashtag suggesting he died went viral on Tuesday.

To help rectify the death hoax, the Tonight Show host sought out new owner of the platform Elon Musk’s help, tweeting, “Elon, can you fix this? #RIPJimmyFallon.”

But instead of fixing the problem, Musk taunted the TV host, replying to his tweet: “Fix what?”

In a separate tweet, Musk added, “Wait a second, how do we know you’re not an alien body snatcher pretending to be Jimmy? Say something that only the real Jimmy would say,” New York Post reports.

Wait a second, how do we know you’re not an alien body snatcher pretending to be Jimmy!?

Say something that only the real Jimmy would say …

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 16, 2022

Musk, 51, has faced an onslaught of problems since taking over the social media platform, including being forced to suspend his Twitter Blue launch after so-called “verified” account impersonators surged.

Model Gigi Hadid quickly deactivated her Twitter account soon after, calling the platform a “cesspool of hate and bigotry”.

“For a long time, but especially with its new leadership,” Hadid wrote on Instagram, “it’s becoming more and more of a cesspool of hate and bigotry, and its [sic] not a place I want to be a part of.”

Jimmy Fallon was not happy about the fake news spreading.

Hadid, 27, added an apology to her fans on the platform, writing that she loved connecting with them.

She continued, saying Twitter was no longer a “safe place ... nor a social platform that will do more good than harm”.

Singer Toni Braxton previously announced she’d walk away from the social platform as well in light of the changes and mass lay-offs.

Musk’s Twitter takeover has sparked a celebrity boycott. Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

“I’m shocked and appalled at some of the ‘free speech’ I’ve seen on this platform since its acquisition. Hate speech under the veil of ‘free speech’ is unacceptable; therefore I am choosing to stay off Twitter as it is no longer a safe space for myself, my sons and other POC,” she wrote last month.

Shonda Rhimes, Sara Bareilles and Téa Leoni also bid Twitter adieu in October.

This story originally appeared on New York Post and was reproduced with permission