Misleading: This video does not show scam victims in Myanmar; it was taken in Taiwan
The footage shows an apartment room in New Taipei City in Taiwan where police made arrests in 2022 in relation to fraud cases on the island.
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Myanmar
False: Photo shows a Thai woman killed in 2019, not a Taiwanese victim of human trafficking
The Thai woman was reportedly murdered by a serial killer. The images have nothing to do with the victims of recent employment scams in Southeast Asia.
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False: Video of public death penalty trial shows Myanmar, not China
The public hearing and execution took place in Wa Self-Administered Region in Myanmar where authorities also speak Mandarin Chinese.
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Misleading: This photo does not show Myanmar Army protecting protesters
The insignia and logo in the uniforms and caps belonged to the Karen National Police Force, a police unit of an organization seeking autonomy for the Karen ethnic group.
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False: These images do not show Myanmar soldiers setting Chinese-owned factories ablaze
The photo showing a Myanmar soldier holding a Molotov cocktail is manipulated. The original image is about an anti-coup demonstration in the northwestern town of Kalay, Myanmar on March 2, which has nothing to do with the burning of Chinese-owned factories on March 14.
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Analysis: An old photo from 2019 Hong Kong protests circulates in Myanmar with the same false claim
Annie Lab’s analysis indicates the photo shows a protester with an air gun, not ‘an armed undercover Hong Kong police officer instigating violence.’
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Misleading: This picture does not show a protester in Kalay, Myanmar, being shot with his hands raised
The photo claims to show a man named Zin Myo Maung being shot in Kalay in Myanmar. However, the photo was taken in Yangon and does not show him.
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Misleading: These photos do not show the Burmese burning the Sino-Myanmar pipeline
Photos in the tweet are either old news photos or stock photos. None of the photos was taken in Myanmar or related to the ongoing protests.
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Misleading: Two pictures in this collage show protesters in Turkey, not Myanmar
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
The image is a composite of two unrelated photos taken at different times and locations.
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