India, Sept. 29 -- Social media has suddenly been hit with a series of posts that claim that Chinese actor Jackie Chan has passed away. The posts are a hoax, and the 72-year-old actor is alive.

Chan, whose real name is Fang Shilong, enjoys global popularity, making him bigger than any one country's industry. As a result, the viral claims about Jackie Chan's death spread like wildfire in the last 24 hours.

The actor, who is worth over $400 million in 2026, lives primarily in Hong Kong, where he has converted a factory warehouse in Kowloon Tong residential neighborhood into a home with hidden rooms and secret doors.

Jackie Chan last appeared in public in July 2026 in Singapore. He showed up for a surprise visit at the Pei Chun Public Sch...