Barry Gibb is alive and well, despite fans falling for a death hoax that has gone viral on social media.
The 79-year-old Bee Gees founding member is the latest star to become the victim of a bogus death post. TMZ reports that nearly a million people reacted to a “R.I.P. Barry Gibb” post on Facebook this week.
Thankfully he’s alive and sources are speaking out about his current condition.
Family members told TMZ on May 26, 2026 that Barry “is healthy, happy, and living life at his Miami-area home.”
While the viral Facebook post appears to have been removed, the second search result on Google right now for “Barry Gibb” leads to another death hoax on the social media site.
Barry is the final surviving member of the Bee Gees. His younger brother Maurice died in 2003 at the age of 53 after going into cardiac arrest following surgery for a twisted intestine. His other younger brother Robin died in 2012 at the age of 62 after years of health problems, including liver cancer.
The Bee Gees are among the best-selling music artists of all time, with hundreds of millions of records sold worldwide.
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