Fact Check: Video of man committing suicide due to COVID-19 in NYC proved to be fake

Since Coronavirus pandemic has started spreading all around world, re has been a lot of fake news and fear being shared across all social media. One of most recent rumours that sprang up on Facebook as well as on Twitter is of a man jumping off a building due to coronavirus. video is t only disturbing to watch, but people are sharing it forward and talking about how coronavirus can affect a person mentally as well. 

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Claim:

People have been sharing a video in which a person can be seen jumping off a tall building. messs claim this video is from Brooklyn, New York and that man jumped because he was mentally depressed due to coronavirus. Some or claims talk about how he committed suicide because his family members passed away due to coronavirus. 

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Rating: Fake

claims made by se social media posts are fake. video can be traced back to a post on Facebook made in 2015. post claims that video is of a pregnant Ghanian woman committing suicide after she came to kw that her husband is cheating on her. While two suicides in New York were reported on March 21 and March 30 each, this video is t same news as two eir. 

video is from 2015 of a woman committing suicide

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Origin: 

A video circulating around social media, on Facebook as well as Twitter, became news that says that man jumps off a building in New York. But, video is from 2015 of a Ghanian woman committing suicide. woman reportedly came to kw that her husband has been cheating on her.

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Although this information turned out to be fake, it was confused by many with some real news. As per an article on a news ncy, a 57-year-old man committed suicide from a building from Central Park West building. It is unclear wher reason behind his suicide is related to coronavirus pandemic. Ar suicide news came from Manhattan as a man jumped off a building's 16th floor. A neighbour claimed reason to be isolation during coronavirus pandemic. It is unfortunate to see that impact of coronavirus in t only physical but also mental as well. 

Google Trends Analytics

A lot of people tried to search for news and video online. As per Google Trends, searches spiked on April 1, 2020, around 3.30 PM. searches saw a peak on April 2, 2020, at 3.30 AM in morning. Here are  related searches on Google:

In times like se, it is very important to take care of oneself as well as members of your family. It is important to get right information about COVID-19 crisis so that re is unwanted panic. Keep away from any negative news if anyone in your family is responding badly to it. 

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