William Shatner hits back at ‘disturbing’ AI death

William Shatner has been pressured to talk out after a string of weird on-line death hoaxes falsely claimed he’s dying.

The legendary actor warned followers to not consider all the things they see on social media, as he revealed faux AI-generated tales about his health have spiralled out of management.

He took to Instagram and X on Thursday, April 2, to straight handle the state of affairs and name out the web page, titled The Beanstalk Functions Group.

“I wanted to put this out yesterday but given the day and the possibility that it would look like a joke I waited for today,” Shatner wrote, referring to April Fools’ Day. “There is a page on Facebook that is using AI to create horrible fake news stories about me… They have created stories that say I have stage 4 brain cancer, was in some kind of fight with Erika Kirk and that I’m dying. All their stories are monetized. Most of the stories use an AI image of me.”

William Shatner said he reported the web page to Facebook, however claimed no action had initially been taken. He also revealed he contacted the group’s obvious CEO straight, urging them to take the posts down.

A spokesperson for Meta later confirmed the web page has now been eliminated for breaching its insurance policies, according to People Magazine.

Screenshots shared by Shatner confirmed a sequence of disturbing AI-generated posts, including false claims he was “fighting cancer,” being focused by Erika Kirk, mendacity in a hospital mattress and being recognized with mind cancer.

“None of these stories are true but they apparently seem genuine enough for fans to repost them across social media and send messages of support to me and my family all while the culprits behind the account make money,” the actor wrote. “This is the downside of AI and yellow journalism. While can be a wonderful tool in the right hands; it can be used as a weapon in the wrong hands.”

He concluded, “If you see a bizarre story about me; unless you see it posted on one of my verified accounts take it with a grain of salt.”

Meanwhile, it comes just as Erika Kirk has been concerned in her personal drama with comic Druski.

This week, the comic posted a viral skit mocking “conservative women,” the place he appeared to impersonate Kirk utilizing heavy make-up, a blonde wig and performing out bizarrely.

The video racked up tens of thousands and thousands of views. However, it has also sparked backlash since Kirk is still grieving her husband’s current death.