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Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Actor, Josh Peck, hasn’t passed away.
However, there were several who questioned the veracity of the post, as none of the credible media firms nor the actor’s team had confirmed the news. The uncorroborated claim was especially hard to believe after the actor, who hosts the Good Guys podcast, appeared to be quite active on social media, posting a story on instagram less than 24 hours ago.
“‘rip josh’ was trending and my heart actually stopped for a second but then i clicked it and it was pictures of josh peck??? and i was like ????? but it was someone else,” another user commented. “talk about emotional whiplash.”
The rumors, however, were cleared up on Monday night by a tweet sent out by X user, Brenden Dilley.
“I have awful news to share, and I wish I could do so in a more dignified manner,” he wrote.
“We lost one of the best patriots in the MAGA movement Saturday night when @AKA_RealDirty (Josh) was found unresponsive in his bed.”
Why is ‘Josh Peck dead’ trending?
Josh Peck rose to fame after being featured on The Amanda Show from 2000 to 2002.
On Monday, September 4, 2023, fans of the actor-turned-YouTuber were thrown into a frenzy after his ‘death’ started trending on X – formerly known as Twitter.
“Seen RIP Josh trending and thought it was Josh peck that had me shook af,” one user wrote.
Social media was in a tizzy late Monday, September 4, after RIP Josh began trending on Twitter, leading everyone to believe actor Josh Peck, who first rose to fame on the hit Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh, had passed away.
The news of Peck’s untimely demise was first posted on Social Media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, by an account user named Katsu, a self-proclaimed “#1 Drake Stan” with some 7000 followers. The post that read, “RIP Josh Peck thank you for all the childhood memories,” with a picture of Josh peck up in clouds, prompted an outpouring of love and support for the beloved former child star.
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