Published 16:57 IST, June 16th 2020
Fact Check: No, the TikTok video claiming to be of Sushant Singh Rajput is utterly fake
Fact Check: There is video circulated on TikTok and Twitter that claims to be of Sushant Singh Rajput. Here is the truth behind this utterly atrocious video.
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Sushant Singh Rajput's death has left a gaping hole in t only Bollywood film industry but also in hearts of his fans and admirers. However, amid this, a video on TikTok that claims to be of Sushant Singh Rajput is being circulated. video shows a blurred im of a person being restless as he lies on bed. He thrashes around on bed and seems to be in some sort of despair. video is shared on platform as people add words 'RIP Sushant' or 'Last video Sushant Sing' on video, implication being that he was - at very least - highly restless.
video has been shared on Twitter as well. People are claiming that it is last video of Sushant Singh Rajput. Here is one such tweet:
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video 'Sushant Singh Rajput last video' on TikTok is fake and misleading
video which is claimed to be of last moments of Sushant Singh Rajput is utterly, deviously and obxiously fake and is being shared wrongly on app as well as on or social media portals that have little or record of verifying fake information or of attempting to stop it. Some digging on TikTok app brings same video out. video is made by a TikTok user named Ben Esqueda as a joke about being single. original video is of Ben thrashing on bed after waking up alone. On top of video, Ben has added a caption. caption reads:
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When you fall in love in ur dream and n wake up to an empty bed
video was made by Ben Esqueda as a joke with intention to make his viewers laugh. While his video clearly shows Ben thrashing on bed, video which is claimed to be Sushant Singh Rajput's is blurred out so that re is a difference. caption by Ben has been removed and instead 'Last video Sushant Sing' has been added. original video was posted by Ben in month of April. Here is original video:
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@benesqueda i can’t believe i woke up to this😖 #fyp #foryou #foryoup
♬ original sound - benesqueda
DISCLAIMER: Such videos, fake or orwise, can prove to be very disturbing and damaging, and rmalise and sensationalize serious mental health issues, and also pertinently are an atrocious thing to tweet after such a trdy.
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Google Trends Analysis
TikTok video has led to many people going on Google to search about same. searches saw two peaks, both on June 16. One was at 12:30 AM and ar was at 4.30 PM. Here is a snip of how searches kept rising and falling on Google.
Take a look at statement by Sushant Singh Rajput's team:
It pains us to share that Sushant Singh Rajput is longer with us. We request his fans to keep him in ir thoughts and celebrate his life, and his work like y have done so far. We request media to help us maintain privacy at this moment of grief.
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(Picture credit: Sushant Singh Rajput's Instagram)
16:57 IST, June 16th 2020