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Amy Schumer hospitalized after attempting TikTok trend

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in General Factchecking by Novice (550 points)

Amy Schumer had to be hospitalized after attempting a TikTok trend. Sources say she’s in critical condition.

https://twitter.com/LyricVault/status/1740071167099388409

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by Champion (14.6k points)

This claim is false. The story originated in December 2023 from an X user that received over 44 million views. The post showed a side by side of an Amy Schumer photo and a blonde woman performing a TikTok challenge and falling down the stairs. The side profile of the woman does not resemble Schumer. Additionally, no one close to her has confirmed this was her in the video nor that she has been hospitalized and in critical condition. Snopes, a fact checking website, found the original woman's video posted by @marifranking on TikTok in April 2020.

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This is an excellent and concise fact-check. You provided all the necessary information and a solid source that had already completed the fact-check. Great job.

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