News about Bryan Silva's death has not stopped despite the rapper's constant validation through social media that he is indeed alive and well. 

In addition, another Vine sensation, King Bach, was reportedly shot to death, according to an update by a pseudo CNN Twitter account.  However, the two stars posted multiple updates via Vine to confirm that the allegations are false and that the reports were simply death hoaxes.

Silva's death hoax first surfaced in May through the satire website Huzzler.com.  According to the report, the 23-year-old rapper was shot due to racial tagging.  The details of the death hoax state

"Around 11:00 a.m., Brian, 23, was gunned down just outside a doorway at 1840 W Broad St. He had been shot five times in the head, becoming the first Caucasian killed in the area for overusing the "N" word," according to mock news site Huzzler.

The story of Bach, birth name Andrew Bachelor, was linked to Silva's old death hoax news.  The controversy sparked curiosity among Twitter users but was immediately pacified through Silva and Bachelor's denial.

Other victims of false deaths over recent months have been Dwayne Johnson, Claudine Barretto, Mark Calaway, Leonard DiCaprio, and Macaulay Culkin.