The TikTok account "bejevete" published a video yesterday claiming that rap artist Tupac Amaru Shakur is still alive.
Tupac was pronounced dead on September 13, 1996 (here), while the aforementioned account, through several photos, claims that Tupac is still alive.
This account is based on some Instagram photos published in 2018 by the account "sugeknight", which belongs to the son of the former rap artist Suge Knight (friend of Tupac). (see here)
However, after verification through the automated program "InVID", hibrid.info has confirmed that the photos are edited.
Link to the video material published by the "bejevete" account on TikTok:
In one of these photos published by "sugejknight", Tupac is seen together with singer Beyonce.
However, after researching through online search engines, hibrid.info has managed to confirm that this photo is edited, while the original one shows Beyonce together with her husband Jay-Z. (see here)
In the other photo, used by the "bejevete" account on TikTok, Tupac is seen together with singer Rihanna.
This image is also edited, as in the original photo Tupac has another woman by his side and not Rihanna, as this video material tries to falsely portray. (see here)
In addition to TikTok, the video claiming that Tupac is alive has also been published on the Youtube platform by the channel "Bejevet". (see here)
Analyze:
The TikTok account "bejevete" has published a video claiming that Tupac is alive.
This account has also published the video material on the "Bejevet" channel on YouTube and, through several edited photos, claims that Tupac is alive and that he took these photos with current singers like Beyonce and Rihanna.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this video material as a "Conspiracy Theory".
Reasoning:
"Conspiracy theories" are media reports that disseminate a false or unverifiable description of a phenomenon, event, or person, presenting it as part of or the result of a secret plan ("conspiracy"). A characteristic of these reports is that they present a series of claims, presented as facts, between which cause-effect relationships are established, without providing any credible evidence.