Fact Check: Is Yungeen Ace dead or alive? Viral Twitter photo debunked 

An X post has gone viral on social media claiming that the popular rapper Yungeen Ace has been shot and killed. The post includes an image of a person lying on the street and bleeding and a woman sitting beside the person. The post's caption claimed that Yungeen Ace had passed away, and the comments section was filled with tributes.

The X post claiming rapper Yungeen has died. (Image via X)

However, the news was not covered by any leading media outlets, and the death of the rapper was not confirmed by any of his friends or family members.

Additionally, just a few hours after the X user @BogdanAmr shared the post, Yungeen Ace posted on his Instagram stories, promoting a track by rapper Hunxho. This proves that the rapper has not died and is alive and well.

The rapper's latest Instagram story, posted on September 25, 2024 (Image via Instagram/youngeenace)

Furthermore, as soon as the post went viral, with many people falling prey to the fake news, there were several other comments from social media users who stated that Yungeen was alive and that the news was not true.

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Details about Yungeen Ace explored as fake news about his death goes viral

The post about Yungeen Ace’s death left many X users confused as it was not confirmed by his friends in the industry and his family. The post going viral stated that Ace and his brother ATK were killed in a shooting at a red light.

However, the news about the rapper’s death is fake. Times Now reported that the image is from 2018 when three people were killed in Jacksonville following a shooting. In the accident, the fourth person involved was also shot but saved.

Yungeen Ace, aka Keyata Tyrone Bullard, was born in 1998. He is known for his studio albums Life of Betrayal 2x (released in July 2021), All on Me (April 2022), and Survivor of the Trenches, which the rapper released at the end of 2022.

Yungeen, who started his rapping career in 2017, has also released many mixtapes, including Life I'm Living, Step Harder, and Don Dada. The artist is also known for his many singles, like Opps, Gun Em Down, Who I Smoke, Giving Up, B.A.M., and Game Over.

While the news about Yungeen’s death is fake, it is worth noting that the rapper was involved in shooting twice. In 2018, Ace was shot eight times and was critical when he was hospitalized. In 2019, he was again involved in a shooting incident; however, at the time, the rapper did not sustain many injuries.

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This is not the first time that the fake news about a celebrity’s death has blown up on social media. Netizens should be cautious about what they share on the platforms, as fake news often misleads the masses and spreads the wrong word.