Misleading: This Chongqing factory protest video was taken last year
The old clip was shared widely in February as a new video. Annie Lab found no evidence of another protest in February this year.
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annie lab
@HKU School of Future Media
Chongqing
Misleading: Protest in Chongqing happened last year over parking fees, not last month over social restrictions
The viral video was filmed in July 2021. The protest broke out in one of the Evergrande residential complexes in the city, according to news reports.
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Misleading: City engulfed in flood waters in popular video is not Chongqing, China
The video was taken in Genoa, Italy, either in 2011 or earlier. It was not filmed this year, or in 2019 or 2014.
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