By Gina Gomez
The rumors of Nick Jonas of the immensely popular trio of “The Jonas Brothers” being dead is going about the Internet once more today.

Well, ardent Nick Jonas fans, take assurance that the star is very much alive and kicking. It would have been crawling all over the news otherwise. It is just a part of the routine that all the netizens have come to label as “celebrity death hoax”, which had been on a spur ever since the death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The death hoax menace seems to be taking a tough beating at settling down anytime soon for now.

Every weekend sees a sharp rise in the surfacing of these death rumors which claim that one or the other of names in the show biz has passed away. A certain fact that it causes some amount if anxiety among fans, in order to verify the authenticity of the news or inquire about the well being of their favorite star.

This month alone has seen the names like teen singing sensation Miley Cyrus, rapper Eminem, British actor Robert Pattinson, Grammy award winning rapper Lil Wayne, actor Eddie Murphy and a host of others finding their place on the hoax hit-list.

Moreover, the Nick Jonas death rumors are among a host of other recycling online rumors that keep flashing across the web every now and then, akin to the Miley Cyrus car crash death rumors. Every other month, it is up on the rumor circuit and almost every time it achieves its aim of inducing a state of paranoia among all Nick Jonas fans.