Did Tony Stark Really Die Today? Fact-Checking Avengers: Endgame Date Confusion

According to statements making the rounds on social media, Tony Stark dies today, on October 17, 2023, in the MCU‘s Avengers: Endgame, though that claim is worth a fact-check. The events of Avengers: Endgame culminated in Tony Stark’s death after he used the Infinity Stones to snap away Thanos and his army for good before succumbing to the immense gamma radiation they produced as a result. Following the 5-year jump between the Snap in 2018 and the Blip, and a handful of dates and timeframes mentioned in surrounding MCU movies, Tony Stark’s death can be confidently placed in the Fall of 2023 – but the calculations can go deeper.