Tubs posts selfie online to prove he's alive after spoof death article

A spoof news website wrote a piece yesterday saying that Ryan Tubridy was found "dead inside", despite the fact the Late Late Show host is alive and well.

Those rascally reporters at Waterford Whispers News caused a bit of a flurry with their sarcastic piece.

Some people were fooled by their article Ryan Tubridy Found Dead Inside on the satirical news site which says that Tubs "was reported to have been found 'dead inside' at his home in Dublin".

They then went on to say that Ryan "was said to have been battling life for over forty years, and it is not known when exactly he passed away".

They "quote" an RTE spokesperson as saying: "Now that I think of it he was very pasty looking on the last few Late Lates. Our makeup team were having awful time with him. If only we took notice to the signs. In this business it’s hard to tell if someone has died or not."

Regrettably, some readers didn't realise the piece was a spoof and took to Twitter.

Ryan tubridy is dead?!?????

— Holly Ryan (@HollyRyan__) April 22, 2014

Is ryan Tubridy actually dead??😦😦😦😦

— Patrick Meaney (@PatrickMeaney2) April 22, 2014

Is Ryan Tubridy dead?

— :D (@DudleyBro_) April 22, 2014

However, Tubs saw the lighter side of the article and posted a selfie to confirm he's alive and well.

To quote Mark Twain - "Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated" He's alive & well & back on 2fm at 9am. pic.twitter.com/qP8W60fTs8

— RTÉ 2FM (@RTE2fm) April 22, 2014