Chow Yun-fat’s Health Rumors: Sorting Fact from Fiction
Article entry 2023-07-14 19:00:00
Edit article 2023-07-14 21:05:32
Reports of Chow Yun-fat’s unconsciousness and deteriorating health have caused a stir in Korea. Official social media accounts have announced his recovery, but the spread of AI-generated fake news continues. Korean fans are praying for his well-being.
Chow Yun-fat allegedly fell into a coma following a stroke after recovering from COVID-19. This shocking news came just days after the actor had promoted his latest movie, leaving fans in disbelief. The incident has also sparked discussions on how to detect strokes early.
Several entertainment media outlets, mainly in Korea, reported on July 14th that Chow Yun-fat, the well-known Hong Kong actor who is beloved in Korea, had fallen into a coma. These reports emerged in conjunction with heartwarming stories about the actor giving away his fortune in 2018. Health articles providing advice on early stroke detection and prevention also began to circulate.
However, it has now become apparent that these reports were likely false. Chow Yun-fat experienced a mild illness during the promotional activities for his new movie, “Don’t Call Me the God of Gambling,” and was diagnosed with COVID-19 on July 4th. Fortunately, he made a swift recovery and attended the film’s premiere on July 8th, where he posed with fans. Numerous pictures related to his recovery were shared on Weibo, a popular social media platform in China.
Despite the actor’s quick recovery, rumors spread claiming that his condition had worsened, leading to a stroke and subsequent coma while in a Korean hospital. The source of these fake news reports remains unclear.
A statement from Chow Yun-fat, as reported by the Beijing Daily, expressed his regret that he couldn’t continue with the film’s premiere tour. However, on July 8th, his fan club’s official Weibo account released a video of the actor, confirming his recovery and resumption of promotional activities. In the video, Chow Yun-fat could be seen wearing a black mask and thanking the audience before engaging in high fives.
Photos of him greeting the stage at the movie theater during the premiere were also published on entertainment news accounts on July 9th and 10th. These images captured Chow Yun-fat’s bright expression as he interacted with fans.
Despite overwhelming evidence of his recovery, the fake news of his unconsciousness persisted until July 14th, propagated even through AI-generated video news. The dubious video depicted Chow Yun-fat supposedly collapsing from a stroke and falling into unconsciousness, with rumors of discord between him and his wife. However, skeptics pointed out that this video was based on false information and urged others not to trust AI-generated news. Nonetheless, some netizens shared the video on Weibo and expressed their concerns for Chow Yun-fat’s well-being.
The confusion surrounding Chow Yun-fat’s health has highlighted the prevalence of fake news in today’s media landscape. It serves as a reminder to exercise caution and verify information before accepting it as truth.
As of the time of this article’s publication, there is no concrete evidence to support claims that Chow Yun-fat is currently in a coma.
Is Chow Yun fat in a coma? I’m promoting a movie… Korea awash in ‘fake news’ [이슈+]
Article entry 2023-07-14 19:00:00
Edit article 2023-07-14 21:05:32
Reports of ‘unconsciousness due to deteriorating health’ in Korea
Official social media announced “resumption of activities after recovery”…
AI fake news continues to spread… Korean fans pray for ‘healing’
Chow Yun-bal is in a coma… a stroke after corona
I promoted a movie a few days ago… shock fans
Chow Yun-bal stroke, how to detect it early
From the afternoon of the 13th to the morning of the 14th, articles were reported about Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat (周潤發, 68), who is also familiar to Korea, into a coma one after another, mainly in the entertainment media. Along with the heartwarming content that gave away all his fortune in 2018, even health articles appeared such as how to detect and prevent stroke early.
However, it turned out that this was most likely fake news.
After recovering from her health, Chow Yun-fat poses with fans at the premiere of the film ‘Don’t Call Me God of Gambling’. still weibo
Fat Chow Yun felt sick during promotional activities for the new movie “Don’t Call Me the God of Gambling” and was diagnosed with COVID-19 on the 4th. However, he soon recovered and attended the premiere of the film on the 8th and greeted fans. If you search for ‘Chu Yun-fat Corona 19 recovery’ on Weibo, China’s representative social media (SNS), you can see many related pictures.
However, news spread that Chow Yun’s fat condition had worsened and that he had suffered a stroke and was lying in a coma in a hospital in Korea.
Where did this fake news that made Korean fans nervous come from?
It started on the 5th. Chinese media first reported on the same day that Chow Yun-fat was confirmed with Corona 19. The content was that 68-year-old ‘Fager’ (Brother Joo Yun-bal) was confirmed with Corona on the 4th and put’ the best for film promotion activities for now.
After recovering her health, Chow Yun-fat greets the stage in the first performance of the film ‘Don’t Call Me God of Gambling’. still weibo
According to the Beijing Daily, Chow Yun-fat said in a statement, “I have to continue the premiere tour, but it’s a shame I can’t do it.”
On this day, Weibo was abuzz with the hashtag ‘Chow Yun-bal confirmed’. Fans shared the news, worrying about him and praying for his recovery.
However, the next day, on the 6th, the news that Chow Yun-fat was in a coma began to appear mainly on social media. Although the main media did not report this, the same unconfirmed content as ‘according to Hong Kong media’ continued to be created on some portals. It is not known where it started.
Could it be that Chow Yun-fat, who had made a statement saying, “I will be back soon,” has deteriorated rapidly and reached a truly serious situation? However, this turned out to be untrue within two days.
On the 8th, on the Weibo account of Chow Yun-fat’s fan club, a video of the scene was released along with an article saying, “He recovered from Corona 19 and began to greet the film’s promotional stage.” still weibo
On the 8th, the official Weibo account of Chow Yun-fat’s fan club posted a video of the scene with the words “Chow Yun-fat has recovered and resumed promotional activities for the premiere.” In the video, Chow Yun-fat, wearing a black mask, thanked the audience for visiting the movie theater and gave high fives.
On the 9th and 10th, pictures of him greeting the stage at the movie theater at the premiere were also released on entertainment news accounts. In the photo, Chow Yun-fat took a picture with fans with a bright expression.
Fans who were present at the scene also posted photos of themselves with Chow Yun-fat on their personal accounts. Chow Yun-fat was confirmed active again four days after being confirmed.
However, the fake news that he is unconscious does not go away and continues to circulate until the 14th, when the week is over. It is even being produced as AI video news by a media outlet and is spreading anew.
Fake news video claiming that Chow Yun-fat’s condition worsened and he collapsed from a stroke and fell into unconsciousness. The news revealed that the couple had gone far, saying that the woman had not kept the hospital bed. still weibo
The main content of the news is, “The appearance of Chow Yun-fat lying in a coma in a hospital bed was released through Hong Kong media, but his wife is not seen around him,” and “suspected that there is discord between them. ” At the same time, he explained that it was Chow Yun’s fat over a picture of a gray-haired male patient being treated in a hospital bed without being conscious. The man’s face has not been identified in the photo.
Some users said, “This is fake news. Fager has already recovered”, “How healthy is your brother”, “How do you believe in AI news”, suspicious of the content, but some netizens share videos on their Weibo and pray for Chow’s recovery Yun-fat.
On the 14th, a Weibo user also posted a photo of Chow Yun’s fat and said, “Chow Yun’s fat is unconscious.”
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