Published 20:28 IST, July 1st 2020

Fact Check: Did Sushant Singh Rajput's Wikipedia page reveal his death before it happened?

Fact Check: Claims on social media suspect foul play in Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide as his Wikipedia page mentioned him dead before his actual death.

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Ever since news of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death broke, social media has been buzzing with several conspiracies and rumours regarding his death. latest rumour to be associated with Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide is that someone had edited Sushant Singh Rajput’s Wikipedia p much before news of his death came out. It is alleged that when news of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death broke, history section of Wikipedia p had been edited.

It is claimed that Sushant Singh Rajput’s Wikipedia p had been edited around 9 AM and mentioned as he committed suicide way before he was even found dead. Some of Sushant Singh Rajput’s fans have taken to ir social media and shared screenshots of history p and accused of foul play in Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide. Let’s take a look at some of claims made by Sushant Singh Rajput’s fans.

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Some of screenshots shared on Twitter are true. p was updated at around 9 AM on June 14, 2020. However, edit time on Wikipedia p is based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Coordinated Universal Time is 5.30 hours behind Indian Standard Time (IST). One can check this by going to any random Wikipedia p and scrolling down to its lowermost section. details of p being last updated are mentioned re.

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Sushant Singh Rajput's p was edited at 8.59 AM (UTC)

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It is clearly mentioned re that time is according to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Sushant Singh Rajput’s Wikipedia p was edited at around 8.59 AM UTC as per its edit history. This time comes down to 2.29 PM in India. It is about same time when Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide news came out in news after his death reports were confirmed. refore, claims about any foul play in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death regarding his Wikipedia p are completely false.

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Sushant Singh Rajput’s case

Sushant Singh Rajput committed suicide at his Bandra house in Mumbai on June 14, 2020. Police have t found any suicide te from his house. His body was found by his house help. police are currently investigating about Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide.

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20:28 IST, July 1st 2020