Anyone passing the day by scrolling through Twitter will have spotted Jack Black’s name trending and come across this tweet announcing the death of the band’s frontman.

The official Tenacious D account also posted other messages seeming to spread the news.

But it wasn’t until a few hours later that it became clear the Twitter account had been hacked – and that Jack Black is in fact NOT dead.

The band’s guitarist John Konesky confirmed on Twitter that the statements weren’t true and that a sneaky hacker had got into the account.

One user on Twitter retweeted Konesky and added that the band performed just last night…

… which was backed up by another who posted a screengrab of Black from DJ Diplo’s recent Snapchat story.

But for users less *in the know* with Black’s schedule, they were left feeling pretty perplexed.

Tenacious D’s official Facebook page – which is filled with photographs of Black and the band at the Rock am Ring festival in Germany, happening this weekend – have now confirmed the announcement was a hoax.

 

The whole ride has been an exhausting, confusing and emotional ride for fans everywhere …

… who have been making their feelings known to the hacker who actually appeared to reveal themselves.

Their plan for getting more followers hasn’t really worked out though.