Lil Tay’s alleged ‘death’ hack draws social media ire: ‘Publicity stunt’

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The web world is collectively respiration a sigh of aid upon listening to the information that 14-year-old influencer Lil Tay is alive after an Instagram submit introduced her dying Wednesday.

However social media savages are sharpening their digital pitchforks and knives in fury over what some are calling a “publicity stunt” allegedly orchestrated by the teenager and her household.

“Ay f- -k Lil Tay…WTF,” tweeted an outraged X consumer, partially, Thursday. 

The rebuke got here simply moments after Tay, from Vancouver, Canada, stated that she, is in actual fact, “protected and alive.” The Gen Zer claimed her verified Instagram account had been hacked by a “third get together,” who wrongfully publicized the “dying” of her and her brother. 

The Submit contacted the person who recognized himself as her father, in addition to authorities in Vancouver. Not one of the events have been capable of affirm or deny Tay’s passing Wednesday. 

Vic Sapphire, an lawyer representing Tay, declined to touch upon her “dying” Thursday when contacted by The Submit.

In her statement to TMZ she wrote, “I wish to make it clear that my brother and I are protected and alive, however I’m utterly heartbroken, and struggling to even discover the correct phrases to say. It’s been a really traumatizing 24 hours.”

And whereas a faction of her on-line fanbase is glad to hear that Tay is still among the living — tweeting “thank goodness” and “joyful she’s OK” — cyber skeptics are side-eyeing the lady, alleging that her “dying” bulletin was nothing greater than a shameless cry for consideration. 

“Lil Tay’s household claiming her and her brother had died after which blaming it on their Instagram being hacked. Bought publicity stunt written throughout it,” penned a cynical X user. 

“Anytime it takes over 15 minutes to identify you’ve been hacked it’s a stunt,” one other spat. 

“Lil Tay faking her dying for clout is such a Lil Tay factor,” tweeted a distrusting detractor. 

“The way in which that assertion was worded after which the way in which it took an entire 24 hours to denounce remains to be very bizarre,” said another critic. 

The content material creator, well-known for her brazen clips devoted to wealth, and her household garnered an equally frosty response on Instagram — the place her follower rely jumped from 3.3 million to three.5 million in a single day. 

Tay’s “dying” announcement has been deleted from her web page.

“I feel everybody ought to begin unfollowing this web page. It’s not hacked…her household is operating it,” an Instagram consumer commented on Tay’s most recent verified post — a 2018 screenshot of her FaceTime name with late rapper XXXTentacion. 

“Trifling household,” added one other upset follower. 

As of Thursday, Tay has not made a public look since denying her dying within the assertion to TMZ.