Archive · 16 Jun 2025
Fact Check: 'Sleeping Prince' Still in Coma After False Wake-Up Claim
People online wrongly said that a Saudi prince who has been in a coma for a long time, woke up.
But this wasn't true.
The video showed someone else.
The real prince is still asleep.
This happened because someone shared the video thinking it was him.
The prince has been in a coma since a car accident.
His father hopes he will get better, and has kept the machines helping him alive for 20 years.
A viral video falsely claimed Saudi Prince Al-Waleed woke up from a coma.
The actual 'Sleeping Prince' remains in a coma for nearly 20 years.
The video features Saudi motorsport figure Yazeed Mohamed Al-Rajhi.
Prince Al-Waleed suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2005.
The prince's father refuses to disconnect life support, hoping for recovery.
- Who
- Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal (Sleeping Prince) and Yazeed Mohamed Al-Rajhi.
- What
- False claim of Saudi prince waking up from a coma.
- When
- April 2025, after the prince's birthday.
- Where
- Saudi Arabia and online on social media.
- Why
- Misinformation spread due to mix-up of videos and hope for recovery.
- Prince's Condition
- In a coma for nearly 20 years
- Misidentified Person
- Yazeed Mohamed Al-Rajhi
- Prince's Injury
- Traumatic brain injury from a car accident
- Date of Accident
- 2005
- Father's Stance
- Refuses to disconnect life support, hopeful for recovery
