Bizarre conspiracy theories are nothing new and the music world is not spared from them either. From rumors about Elvis Presley to still be alive Tupac live secretly in Cuba or Paul McCartney Dying before The Beatles recorded Abbey Road and has been imitated by an imposter for decades, the theories seem endless. The latest in this line of speculation? Some conspiracy theorists now claim that Wolfgang Van HalenSon of the legendary Eddie Van Halenactually died as a child.

Recently, wolfgang himself addressed this conspiracy on his Instagram. He shared a screenshot of a post in which a conspiracy theorist confidently claims that the guitarist “died as a toddler.” wolfgang responded with a touch of sarcasm and captioned the post “Chat, am I alive?”

“This is getting ridiculous,” says the original post. “I know full well that Wolfgang Van Halen died as a toddler. But now they show him as an adult and alive.”

The conspiracy theorist further claims that wolfgang is actually “Valerie Bertinelli And Van Halenson who fell from a balcony many years ago and died.” This confusion seems to confuse wolfgangLife story with that of another famous guitarist, Eric Claptonhis son Conor died tragically in 1991 after falling from a New York apartment building. Eddie Van HalenHowever, he has never experienced such a tragedy in his past.

Fans of wolfgang The error was quickly recognized, and one commentator humorously noted the confusion by pointing out Claptons famous song “Tears In Heaven”, with a play on words: “Tears In Halen”.

Instead of thinking about the dire consequences of this confusion, wolfgang encourages his followers to laugh with him at the absurdity of it all. “Guys, we know you are confusing me with Clapton‘s child,” he wrote, urging his fans to focus on “joining me in making fun of this stupid person.”

The reaction from most fans was lighthearted, with many playing along with the conspiracy. “It’s official dude… Sorry you got the news late,” one fan jokingly commented. Another added, “You know you’re famous when you’re ‘dead’ when you’re totally not.”