![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/lil-tay-and-brother-confirmed-not-dead-after-huge-social-media-hoax/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/3_2.jpg&description=Lil Tay and her brother's deaths were announced on Wednesday, but now she has spoken out to confirm this is not true Lil Tay and her brother's deaths were announced on Wednesday via a statement from the family and posted on the rapper's Instagram account. Speaking to TMZ, the rapper said: "I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and alive, but I'm completely heartbroken, and struggling to even find the right words to say. It's been a very traumatizing 24 hours. All day yesterday, I was bombarded with endless heartbreaking and tearful phone calls from loved ones all while trying to sort out this mess." She went on to explain that the misinformation went beyond just saying she was dead. It also falsely named her as 'Claire Hope'. Tay wrote: "My Instagram account was compromised by a 3rd party and used to spread jarring misinformation and rumors regarding me, to the point that even my name was wrong. My legal name is Tay Tian, not 'Claire Hope"." For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US. Meta eventually helped Tay to regain access to her Instagram account. It took over 24 hours to speak out. The Vancouver Police Department had stated to The Mirror at the time that they did not have any record of her or her brother, Justin, being reported dead. They were not investigating further. When asked to confirm or deny if his daughter was dead, her father, Chris Hope, initially refused to comment. He told The Sun: "I'm not going to comment on that right now." Former managers also denied to comment at the time. One, Harry Tsang, claimed to be in close contact with individuals involved and referred to the situation as 'complex'. He told the Daily Beast: "I've been in communication with individuals who have an intimate understanding of the family's situation. Given the complexities of the current circumstances, I am at a point where I cannot definitively confirm or dismiss the legitimacy of the statement issued by th){kind=link}
Lil Tay has spoken out to say she and her brother are not dead and that her social media was hacked after it was reported she had died
Lil Tay has said that she and her brother are “safe and alive” after a social media hoax about her alleged death had the world gripped over the last 24 hours.
Lil Tay and her brother’s deaths were announced on Wednesday via a statement from the family and posted on the rapper’s Instagram account.
Speaking to TMZ, the rapper said: “I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and alive, but I’m completely heartbroken, and struggling to even find the right words to say. It’s been a very traumatizing 24 hours. All day yesterday, I was bombarded with endless heartbreaking and tearful phone calls from loved ones all while trying to sort out this mess.”
She went on to explain that the misinformation went beyond just saying she was dead. It also falsely named her as ‘Claire Hope’.