Quentin Tarantino Is Alive & Well Contrary To Misinformation On X

Quentin Tarantino is alive and well, we’ve been told by sources close to the filmmaker, contrary to misinformation on X.

In the past 24 hours, a user with more than 150k followers posted to X claiming that Tarantino had died in an Iranian missile attack on Israel, where Tarantino splits his time with LA. The post erroneously credited Deadline as source for the news.

The post has been liked more than a thousand times and has been picked up by other users. Another account posted that Jerry Seinfeld has been killed in similar fashion, once again crediting Deadline. There is no evidence for this to be true either but the post has been liked thousands of times. The posts have been reported to X.

Meanwhile, multiple AI generated images have been posted to X claiming to show Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill filmmaker Tarantino in a bomb shelter in Israel. These are also false. Some of the posts have been flagged as such by Grok.

Elon Musk’s X continues to struggle to suppress misinformation and toxic content, something that has precipitated calls for greater regulation of social media platforms, especially among young people.

The posts follow the U.S. and Israel’s military action against Iran this weekend, which has led to a wider conflict in the Middle East.