Part of me hopes that it is not true. Part of me has accepted that the World will continually lose talent well before their "Time."
In any case, I have searched all the stand up comedy places I visit on the net and I have seen nothing but "From a reliable source" account of how Mitch Hedberg has died.

Mitch was, to say the VERY least, a unique and original stand up comedian. The other comedians that he was associated with pale in comparison to the true genius which is Mitch Hedberg. He brings many inspiration and will continue to do so till the end of time.

Hopefully this little bit that I wrote will make you go and listen to Mitch Hedberg right now. I felt compelled to write something about this. I still grasp that hope that this is all just a hoax. My heart goes out to his family, friends, and all his fans.