India, Feb. 21 -- Funny Marco, the American comedian, influencer, and podcaster, is in public spotlight after unverified claims began to circulate online that he'd been shot nine times. This sparked fears about the individual being dead.

"Popular influencer 'Funny Marco' has reportedly been shot 9x this morning in ATL, GA. The police arrived 35 minutes later. he's currently in critical condition," one social media post claimed. It added "Let's pray for Funny Marco & his Family".

Such claims were widely circulated on Facebook as well. One person asked "funny marco got shot 9 times ?????". Another claimed "They done killed Funny Marco."

Others also joined in, asking "So funny marco dead??" and "Did Funny Marco really get shot?".

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