Updated: Nov 01, 2013 11:46 AM EDT. Text Size: A A A. Katy Perry has been the victim of a death hoax.(Photo: Wikimedia). Katy Perry is the subject of an online death hoax that claims she died in a car accident on November 1, though it's a false rumor and Perry is actually alive and well.pdated: Nov 01, 2013 11:46 AM EDT. Text Size: A A A. Katy Perry has been the victim of a death hoax.(Photo: Wikimedia). Katy Perry is the subject of an online death hoax that claims she died in a car accident on November 1, though it's a false rumor and Perry is actually alive and well.