JOJO Siwa is one of the most famous dancers in America, so rumors of her death are sure to spread.
A bizarre hoax has sent “JoJo Siwa dead” viral online, but she is alive and well. Here’s how it unfolded.
Who is JoJo Siwa?
JoJo Siwa is a dancer, singer and actress with 125,000 followers on YouTube, where she posts daily life updates.
She was born on May 19, 2003, and started her career as a top-five contestant on Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition, appearing alongside her mother Jessalynn Siwa.
Her success led to her to further appearances on Dance Moms, for which she is best known.
In May 2016, JoJo released Boomerang, a song about online bullying which was viewed over 950million times.
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The star started her international D.R.E.A.M concert tour in 2019, taking in America, Canada, Britain and Australia.
Time magazine named JoJo one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020, while in 2021 she was listed on Fast Company's Queer 50 list.
A line of hair bows she released in collaboration with Claire's became popular with British primary school pupils - leading some schools to ban them, despite JoJo calling the bows "symbols of power, confidence, believing-ness".
Claire recalled a JoJo Siwa-themed cosmetics kit after the FDA issued a warning about it containing dangerous levels of asbestos.
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A JoJo Siwa-themed card game aimed at six-year-olds, JoJo's Juice, was recalled after it included questions about nudity.
JoJo has also released a breakfast cereal, JoJo Siwa Strawberry Bop, which consists of marshmallow-stuffed corn puffs.
She appeared as a playable character in the video games Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix and Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway.
Why is 'JoJo Siwa dead' trending?
In May 2023, a hoax website stated that a Facebook page named "R.I.P. JoJo Siwa" had reported her death.
However not only was news of her death a hoax, but also the report of the alleged Facebook page were also untrue.
The star is in fact alive and well - although she is mourning the death of her puppy.
Her pet pooch, named Tooie, died in a tragic accident.
JoJo posted a video on TikTok saying: "(Two) months ago our puppy Tooie (O2) joined our family and he brought the MOST joy, laughter, and messes into our life.
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"My heart hurts so much to say that this morning he was involved in an accident and is now in puppy heaven."
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