India, Nov. 29 -- Art Monk is alive and well. Several posts on social media had falsely claimed that the Washington Commanders legend had passed away, and fans had rushed to offer condolences.

However, now, his wife Desiree has issued a clarification. She shared on social media "Fake News! Lies! He is Alive & Well." A snapshot of her Instagram story was shared on Facebook by former NFL player Brian Mitchell. "People like putting BS on the internet. Well Art's wife has responded to the fake news. Please stop putting stuff like this out. It's totally disrespectful to the person and their family!!," he wrote.

The fake news about Art Monk's death appears to have started when his information on Wikipedia was altered and the Google overview w...