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Misleading post of protester being shot at

Misleading: This picture does not show a protester in Kalay, Myanmar, being shot with his hands raised

26 March 202121 April 2021 Robin Hibberd Kalay, Myanmar, Myanmar Coup, protester, Shot, Zin Myo Maung 2 min read

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: This image does not show the brain hemorrhage of a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester

9 October 201916 April 2021 Jack Lau brain, CT scan, Hong Kong Protests 2019, protester, SCMP 5 min read

While the image is not fabricated, it has been on a radiology website called Radiopaedia since 2008.

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