After a false announcement of her death was posted to her long-dormant Instagram account, skeptics wondered if the hoax was a ploy generated by Tay to return to the spotlight.

Meta has confirmed that the company helped Lil Tay recover her Instagram from a hacker after her account was used to falsely announce her death.

Meta, the parent company of Instagram, has spoken to Lil Tay, 14, and deemed that the teen was truthful about being unable to access her account.

Former NFL star Shannon Sharpe claimed his Instagram account was "hacked" after he appeared to have sex with a woman on Live.