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Following the death of actor and martial artist Chuck Norris in March 2024, his family issued a public plea for the public to stop sharing AI-generated content regarding his life and death. The family utilized the late actor's official Instagram account to clarify that widespread reports concerning his health history, the circumstances of his passing, and his family relationships were entirely fabricated.

What happened

In the days following Norris's death on March 19, 2024, various AI-generated videos and posts began to proliferate across social media platforms. One specific instance identified on March 22 involved a viral AI-generated photo shared on Facebook by the account Sirbalo Comedy. The image falsely depicted a funeral scene featuring several prominent Hollywood actors, including Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jackie Chan, Danny Trejo, Bruce Willis, and Mel Gibson, purportedly paying their respects to Norris. The accompanying text invited users to identify the stars in the image, further driving engagement with the fabricated narrative. The Norris family has explicitly requested that the public refrain from believing or sharing any information about the actor unless it originates directly from them or an authorized family representative.