Miley Cyrus death rumors started making the rounds online over the weekend, with scammers "reporting" on the hoax (citing Cyrus' unusual three-day silence on social media); some fans believed it.

Cyrus didn't wait for her team to issue a statement to assure fans that she was still alive. Instead, she took matters into her own hands and opted to post a picture off herself without a shirt facing away from the camera instead.

The singer hasn't said anything about her death hoax, but Hollywoodlife.com reported that she laughed it off. A source told the website that "She is aware of the death hoax and thought it was actually pretty funny. By not responding, she thinks that it is that much more of a joke because people are continuing to believe it."

The original hoax report said this: "[SHOCKING] Miley Cyrus Found Dead in Her Los Angeles Home! Country singer Miley Cyrus found overdosed this afternoon in her Los Angeles home."

Social media watchers are now debating whether Cyrus should have spoken about what happened instead of just posting a picture on her Instagram.

In the picture, she is seen from the back, wearing just a pair of cut-off shorts, both her hands held up in a peace sign. She appears to be standing in the middle of a desert. She also posted a photo of herself with her hair in a bun with the caption "Floyd bun". This was after she posed minus one shirt, showing only her back. Soon after, Cyrus posted another picture, sporting blonde extensions swept in a topknot over her head, with multi-colored braided pieces cascading down the right side of her face.

According to MTV Australia, the hoax was reportedly masterminded by Facebook scammers, and it was designed to lure people to click through online surveys to make money.