Bachelorette contestant Josh Seiter victim of Instagram death hoax

Statement on former reality star's Instagram was revealed to be result of a hack, echoing social media rapper Lil Tay's recent ordeal

The former Bachelorette contestant Josh Seiter has said a death statement posted to Instagram and reported by several media sites was a hoax and the result of an account hack - a turn of events which, on the heels of a similar hoax regarding the alleged death of the social media personality Lil Tay, has prompted another round of caution at taking social media statements at face value.

On Monday, a post on Seiter's Instagram account, attributed to his family, announced the death of the reality TV alum, who appeared during Kaitlyn Bristowe's season in 2015 and has since worked as a model and adult film actor.