Overview

*@SeveredData Emma Mae Onstott Death Hoax * refers to a tweet posted by X user @SeveredData where they shared a note signed as Emma Mae Onstott, claiming to have been "exposed as a pe--phile for allegedly grooming two 14-year-old kids." The user later posted a photo of the view from the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon, that was very similar to the one posted by Charlotte Fosgate in her It's a pretty view tweet, soon before her death.

However, internet users soon accused Emma Mae Onstott, AKA @SeveredData, of faking her death and using fake websites to report on her supposed death, with X user @hrtfox posting a thread on November 25th, saying that they tracked Emma Mae Onstott's hometown to Vancouver, Washington, found her deadname, and contacted the local police department to do a wellness check that allegedly revealed that Emma Mae Onstott was alive and well. The thread also noted activity on @SeveredData's Twitter / X and YouTube page that indicated that the person operating those accounts was alive.

Background

On November 24th, 2025, X^[1] user @SeveredData AKA Emma Onstott posted a link to a Google doc^[2] claiming to be ending her own life after her girlfriend "Jade" broke up with her after 17 days of dating. The document also talks about how Jade's reason for ending their relationship was Emma Onstott being "exposed as a pe--phile for allegedly grooming a couple 14 year old kids, all while being 18," seven months prior in April 2025. The post gathered over 53 million views and 9,000 likes in two days.

The relevant excerpt from the note is transcribed below;

Why am I doing this you may be asking? Many reasons. Most importantly, I've recently been exposed […] for allegedly grooming a couple 14 year old kids, all while being 18 […] Also, my ex-wifey Jade broke up with me yesterday, and rightfully so. We were together for a grand total of 17 days before it all came crashing down, in a relationship that was supposed to last a lifetime, all to protect her life and reputation.

The note also ended with a reference to the upcoming Grand Theft Auto game;

P.S. Yes, I am dead before GTA 6 is released. I'm sad that I never had the opportunity to see or play the game, so tell me how good it is please.

On November 24th, Emma Onstott AKA X^[3] user @SeveredData posted an image of the view from the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon, that was notably posted earlier in 2025 by Charlotte Fosgate with the caption, "It's a pretty view." The tweet read, "That’s a prettier view than I expected! She was so right…," and gathered over 40 million views and 4,000 likes in two days.

The X^[4] user also posted a selfie with their IKEA BLÅHAJ Shark on November 24th, writing, "Last selfie I guess / I will miss my Blahaj," and gathering over 8 million views and 500 likes in two days.

Emma Onstott Death Hoax Theory

On November 25th, X^[5] user @hrtfox posted a thread supposedly proving Emma Onstott's death hoax by using "basic OSINT tools and publicly avaliable info in the state of WA where Emma resides the only information required to view your voter registration which has your address is first/last name and DOB." The user claims to have found Emma Onstott's hometown and contacted their local police department to do a wellness check on her, writing, "the detective did confirm emma is indeed alive."

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Several internet users reacted to X user @SeveredData's November 2025 posts,

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