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Pibble Death and Pibble is Dead refer to an internet death hoax and rumor that Pibble, the French bulldog puppy, passed away. The idea that Pibble the dog was dead spread in viral memes and posts on Instagram Reels and TikTok in October 2025. Pibble was not dead, though, because "Pibble" broadly refers to any image of a "Frenchie" puppy. Also, the creator of the Pibble meme, @pibble12 on Instagram, confirmed that the dog in the original Pibble photo, known as the Handheld Pupper, did not die, per new photos and videos shared by the dog's owner on Instagram that same month.

Origin

On October 6th, 2025, TikToker^[1] @viral_post9 shared a video in which he added a text overlay caption over himself that read, "GUYS. Pibble. DIED." Over four days, the video received over 223,000 likes.

Also on October 6th, TikToker^[2] @gabbyrealest shared an almost identical video, showing herself with a text overlay caption reading, "Guys. Pibble died." Over four days, her video received over 1.4 million likes. It's currently unknown which creator shared their video first on that day.

Spread

On October 7th, 2025, TikToker^[3] @jrcxeditzz_3 shared a Pibble video edit meme with the caption, "R.I.P. Pibble," written in text overlay. The edit gained roughly 151,300 likes in three days.

On October 7th, Instagram^[4] user @pibble12, the creator of the Pibble meme, shared a video, stating that the original Pibble was still alive. The Reel received over 67,200 likes in three days.

Later on that same day, Instagram^[5] user @pibble12 shared a collaboration post with the Instagram account @813_frenchies_, which shared the original Pibble image on Instagram^[6] in October 2022, confirming that the dog was still alive and that the pet's name was Pixie Dust.

@pibble12 also reposted the video to their TikTok^[7] account, @pibble12ig, on October 7th, 2025, gaining over 62,400 likes in three days.

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