Did Fitness Coach Huang Mao Fall From a Building While Hiding From a Woman’s Husband? Here’s the Truth About the Viral Video
The viral video does not show fitness coach Huang Mao hiding from a woman's husband after an alleged affair. The footage is from a separate 2023 incident in Chengdu, China, and has been misleadingly repackaged with a fabricated story.
A viral video circulating on social media claims that Chinese fitness coach Huang Mao was caught having an affair and was forced to cling to the outside of a high-rise building to escape the woman's husband before eventually falling to the ground.
Social media users are sharing clips showing a man wearing bright yellow sweatpants hanging from the side of a high-rise building. Posts claim the man is fitness coach Huang Mao, who was allegedly hiding outside an apartment after being caught in an affair.
Fact Check
The claim is false.
The viral clips are not connected to fitness coach Huang Mao or an alleged extramarital affair. The videos actually date back to 2023 and show a separate incident in Chengdu, China. Did Jack Ma’s Son Really Show Up at University of Toronto in a Gold Maybach? Here’s the Truth.
Viral Huang Mao Affair Claim Is Misleading
The footage shows a blonde-haired man clinging to the edge of a high-rise building while another person can be heard calling out to him from inside. In a second clip, the man falls from the building as onlookers scream in shock.
Recent social media posts have falsely attached the old footage to Huang Mao, reportedly because the fitness coach also has blonde hair. However, online users quickly pointed out that the man in the video is not the trainer and that the story being shared is fabricated. Did Every US Hospital Receive a Secret DOD Letter Mentioning Quantum Medical Systems? Here’s the Fact Check.
One X user wrote:
“This is not true. The video shows a man in Chengdu who died by suicide in 2023 by climbing out a window due to depression, and is not an incident of a fitness coach caught cheating; the man in the photo does not match the video.”
X's AI chatbot Grok also dismissed the claim, stating:
“No, it's not true. This is a viral hoax/misinfo spreading today. The video is from April 2023 in Chengdu. It shows a man (nicknamed ‘Huang Mao’/yellow hair) who climbed onto a window ledge and fell. Reports at the time linked it to depression/mental health issues or scaring his girlfriend — not a gym coach caught cheating. The 'Huang Mao fitness coach affair’ story is completely fabricated and attached to the old clip for clicks. No credible news confirms it.”
The videos were originally circulated on Chinese social media platforms Weibo and Douyin in 2023 and predate the current viral claims by several years.
The viral video does not show fitness coach Huang Mao hiding from a woman's husband after an alleged affair. The footage is from a separate 2023 incident in Chengdu, China, and has been misleadingly repackaged with a fabricated story.
Fact check
Viral posts claim fitness coach Huang Mao was caught having an affair, hid outside a high-rise building to escape a woman\'s husband, and later fell to his death.
The video is from a separate 2023 incident in Chengdu and is not related to fitness coach Huang Mao or an alleged affair.
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