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Misleading: Two pictures in this collage show protesters in Turkey, not Myanmar

19 February 202120 February 2021 Zeerak Khurram Myanmar, Myanmar Coup, protest, Turkey, water cannon 4 min read

While some images show the scenes from the ongoing protests in Myanmar, others are old photos taken in Turkey in 2011 and 2013.

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False: This photo of alleged Myanmar ‘tank woman’ is digitally manipulated

18 February 202120 February 2021 Cherry Lai 黎芷欣 Fact Checking, Myanmar, Myanmar Coup, Tank Man, Tiananmen Square Massacre 2 min read

The image is a composite of two unrelated photos taken at different times and locations.

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