Amy Schumer Hospitalized Hoax

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Amy Schumer Hospitalized Hoax refers to a fabricated story that American comedian Amy Schumer was allegedly injured while recreating a TikTok trend, with reports claiming was hospitalized in "critical condition." The rumor started on December 2023 on Twitter / X, inspiring users to share memes and reactions about the comedian’s rumored injury.

Origin

On December 27th, 2023, X^[1] page @LyricVault shared a video of a blonde woman dressed all black with white socks bouncing sideways up a set of wooden stairs. The woman's face cannot be seen clearly while she tries the TikTok dance trend and she ends up hitting her head while falling the stairs. The post (shown below) alleges “Amy Schumer hospitalized after attempting TikTok trend. Sources say she’s in critical condition,” which amassed over 32 million views and 34,000 likes in a day.

Spread

On December 28th, 2023, News Week^[2] posted a fact check about Schumer’s being hospitalized rumor and explained the rumor stemmed from a parody account on X. The hoax also inspired a series of jokes and ironic reactions about the comedian being injured. For instance, on December 28th, X^[3] user @DArmstrong44 posted a video (shown below) paired with the caption “Amy Schumer opening Twitter and seeing why she’s trending,” which received roughly 56,000 views and 115 likes in a few hours.

On the same day, X^[4] user @Octopie_2 posted a GIF of Squidward folding a chair paired with the caption “sigh isn’t the real Amy Schumer…pack it up….” The post (shown below) amassed over 75,000 views and 143 likes in a few hours.

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