Did 33-year old Paul Jones wake up from a 10-year coma only to fall back in after hearing his hospital bill was up to 5.5 million dollar and counting. The story was made up by a "fauxtire" site for entertainment purposes, it was not real.
The story originated from an article published by Huzlers on January 19, 2019 titled "Man Wakes Up After 10 Years In Coma, Falls Back To Coma After Seeing His Hospital Bill" (archived here) which opened:
33-year old Paul Jones has awaken from a coma just to go back to sleep again after finding out his hospital bill was up to 5.5 million and still counting as he was still connected at the moment he woke up.
Paul Jones fell into a coma 10 years ago after having a car accident. Doctors have made everything the can to make him wake up, but nothing had worked, until last week, when they were finally able to bring him back.
Users on social media only saw this title, description and thumbnail:
Man Wakes Up After 10 Years In Coma, Falls Back To Coma After Seeing His Hospital Bill
33-year old Paul Jones has awaken from a coma just to go back to sleep again after finding out his hospital bill was up to 5.5 million and still counting as he was still connected at the moment he woke up. Paul Jones fell into a coma 10 years ago after having a car accident. [...]
But the photo illustrating the story was just a stock photo showing a dummy used for training medical students:
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