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  • 2022-11-21 (xsd:date)
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  • Fact Check: Was A Man Sentenced To Death After a Failed Suicide Attempt? (en)
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  • An image shared on Facebook allegedly shows a CNN headline claiming a man was sentenced to death after failed suicide attempt. Facebook/Screenshot Verdict: False This image is digitally fabricated. And is not an authentic headline. Fact Check: The Chinese Health Ministry is refusing to release statistics on suicides that have occurred under the country’s zero-COVID policies, according to Radio Free Asia . In the U.S., a study from the medical journal Pediatrics found there had been a Steady increase in the rise of children admitted to emergency rooms with suicidal thoughts, CNN reported. The Facebook post allegedly shows a CNN article claiming a man was sentenced to death after a failed suicide attempt. The alleged article features a mugshot of an Asian man, with the byline attributed to Joshua Berlinger , a freelance journalist, and Yoonjung Seo of CNN. Man sentenced to death after failed suicide attempt, the alleged title reads. (RELATED: Did CNN Report The Russians Gave Brittney Griner A DNA Test To Determine Her Gender?) This image is digitally fabricated. There are no credible news reports that this is a legitimate CNN headline. The story does not appear on CNN’s website on any of their verified social media accounts . The headline and image can be traced to a search engine called memegine , a self-described meme search engine. Using reverse image search, Check Your Fact has identified the man in the image as Wan Yun, a former volleyball coach. Yun was arrested in a 2017 sex trafficking sting in Texas, according to ABC13 . This is not the first time a fabricated headline has circulated on social media. Check Your Fact recently debunked a claim that Time magazine named President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris the most unpopular duo. (en)
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