Claim: Thousands of Facebook and Instagram users in the United States claim a photograph shows looters being sprayed by a water cannon in Japan, with some of the posts suggesting American police should use the same measures. The claim is false; the photograph was taken in Hong Kong last year and it shows water fired at pro-democracy protesters defying a government ban.
Fact-check: Photo shows pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong
Verdict: false
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2020-06-30T18:09:00