Farewell to a legend: Sarah Pali, 1964-2026 (a post implying Sarah Palin has died).

What We Found

Sarah Palin is alive. On Oct. 22, 2026 she posted an Instagram tribute to her boyfriend, former NHL player Ron Duguay, who died of cancer at 69; Entertainment Weekly and The Washington Times reported it.

No credible news outlet has reported her death.

The linked page is on a recipe and story site on an unrelated domain. Its article, published Oct. 21, never says she died; it's a generic profile split across 5 pages with heavy ad placements, a common clickbait pattern.

She has been a hoax target before: in 2017, AP and PolitiFact debunked fake stories that she was in a coma after a hit-and-run.

Spot a death hoax: cut-off names ("Sarah Pali"), unrelated domains, and no credible outlet reporting it.

Sources

1. Entertainment Weekly (opens in new tab)
2. The Washington Times (opens in new tab)
3. PolitiFact (2017 hoax) (opens in new tab)
4. AP via Reno Gazette-Journal (2017 hoax) (opens in new tab)
5. Snopes, how to spot death hoaxes (opens in new tab)