A rumor surfaced online claiming that TikToker Alex Dougherty from the Dougherty Dozen had passed away. However, this claim is false, as there has been no confirmation from the family. Alex was also featured in the most recent video posted by the Dougherty Dozen.
The fans, however, had taken to social media and expressed their condolences for the rumored death of Alex. Some netizens have tried to rectify the confusion by citing his appearance on the latest YouTube video.
More fans react to the rumor about Alex Dougherty's rumored death.
Recently several other celebrities also got targeted by such rumors, which claimed that they had passed away. Like all of those claimed, the rumor related to Alex is also false, and is debunked.
Alex Dougherty is the oldest son of the Dougherty Dozen family, who primarily became famous on TikTok
Alex, born in February 2006, is part of the Dougherty family, famous on TikTok. The family, with 13 members including both fostered and adopted kids, consists of parents Alicia and Joshua, Alex, Zoey, Dayshawn, Dashel, Harlee, Bree, Patrick, Bodhi, James, Jordan, and Jason. They have over 1 million YouTube subscribers and about 1.4 million Instagram followers
Alicia Lee Dougherty and Joshua, Alex's parents would post videos of him and his siblings on the channels, on a regular basis. Alex was one of the adopted kids in the family. Before matching with the Dougherty family, he was in foster care in South Dakota. At the age of 5, Alex Dougherty shifted to Pittsford and began living with his new family members.
Alex has a TikTok account with thousands of followers known for posting dance, lip sync, and family-related content.
The family reportedly got famous, after Alicia once posted a video of her daily routine on TikTok. The video went viral and garnered more than 13.5 million views. The family now regularly posts similar videos online.