Published 16:36 IST, June 29th 2020
Fact check: Did Donald Trump really collapse on the floor due to overdose?
Fact check: Various social media users claimed that President Donald Trump had collapsed due to a drug overdose, but they have been proven false. Read more.
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Off-late, social media ha evidently become a bizarre place to be. Various netizens make blatant claims which are t backed by anything concrete and do t hold any relation to reality. Facebook, WhatsApp messenger and various or social media platforms consist of a number of users who spre fake news and misinformation eir to have a good laugh or purposefully spre fake news in an attempt to disrupt society. Recently, various social meid users started claiming that President Donald Trump recently collapsed due to a drug overdose induced by Hydroxychloroquine. Check out posts below -
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photo doing rounds on internet w is actually from Donald Trumps's appearance in wrestling show WWE. current President of United States of America has h a number of appearances on wrestling entertainment show. It is quite evident from photo shared above that Donald Trump is laying down inside ring of a wrestling match.
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On or hand, some extreme claims me by social media posts on June 27, 2020, stated that president actually passed away due to an overdose caused by Hydroxychloroquine but Donald Trump has been active on his social media, especially Twitter, beyond just June 27, 2020, thus rubbishing claims me by various social media users. same picture h also reportedly done rounds on internet a few years back claiming that Trump h collapsed during a rally in New York but those claims were also later dismissed.
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On or hand, claims me by various social media posts caused a frenzy on various portals. People expressed ir distress over people sharing fake news asking m to check ir sources before posting anything. Whereas ors treated fake news as a joke and chose to share memes and GIFs in comment sections under post.
Google Trends analysis
Since posts of Donald Trump collapsing due to a drug overdose started going viral on internet, people took to Google and searched find truth behind claims. This resulted in a surge of search results for topics like 'Donald trump overdose' and 'did Trump overdose'. Check it out below -
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16:36 IST, June 29th 2020