Is it true that Don Francisco died? This is how the rumor of his death originated

Since the afternoon of Monday, October 21, the alleged death of Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld , better known as Don Francisco , at the age of 83, has emerged on social networks , but the reasons are unknown.

The news worried thousands of followers of the Chilean television presenter, however, it is false that Don Francisco has died, as demonstrated in his latest video on his Instagram profile.

In the clip, the businessman also has a conversation with Iván Herrera on his podcast. The multimedia file was uploaded on Monday, October 21, and has 166 likes to date.

This proves that Don Francisco did not die, since neither his family nor the media have reported anything that indicates his death, so the rumors are false.

The news of his death came through videos posted on TikTok, which indicate that the television presenter had lost his life. These have more than 800 thousand views, but it is not the first time this has happened.

In the past, there had already been reports of Don Francisco’s alleged death, but it was also denied on tunota.com.

Don Francisco did not die, but he joined the long list of personalities who have died falsely, including Nayib Bukele, Shakira, Don Omar, Luis Miguel, among others.

These hoaxes arise through digital platforms and their main objective is to cause panic among the digital community, so it is recommended to consult reliable and fully credible sources.

According to the German statistics portal, Statista, the countries that consume this type of news the most are people from Mexico and Peru, since in 2022 they presented 87% of consumption.

These nations are only surpassed by the Philippines, which in 2022 had a consumption of 89% of fake news.