Regarding this character's spreading rumors that you have "died", this is called a death hoax. The most famous one involved Mark Twain.

"Mark Twain is one of the most famous people to be the subject of a death hoax. In his case, the newspapers were just careless. This is when he uttered his famous quote, "The report of my death was an exaggeration." It has often been misquoted as "reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated"."