Overview

• Amy Schumer was falsely reported to have been hospitalized after a video circulated on social media showing a woman, initially claimed to be Schumer, falling down stairs while attempting a TikTok challenge.
• The video, posted by the X account @LyricVault, was viewed more than 33.5 million times and sparked a wave of online mockery directed at Schumer.
• Fact-checking platforms Snopes and Newsweek have debunked the rumor, noting that the woman in the video does not resemble Schumer and that the video was originally posted by a different TikTok user in 2020.
• The @LyricVault account, which initially claimed Schumer was in critical condition, later updated the post to reflect that the statement was untrue.
• Schumer has been the subject of increased online attention following her controversial comments on the Israel-Hamas War