Claim: Wulumuqi Zhong Road, one of the main areas where protests against China's strict COVID-19 restrictions were held in Shanghai, was given a new name to remove reference to Urumqi.
Fact-check: Misleading: These images of street sign and police are not related to China's COVID-19 protests | annie lab
Verdict: false. the photo used in the post was published in 2013. the road sign with "new name" was erroneously replaced then, and authorities said they would put the correct sign on jan. 22, 2013. annie lab can confirm that wulumuqi zhong road is still the official name of the street in shanghai and the road sign reflects that as of dec. 15, 2022.
Organisation: annie lab
Author: Ethan Tan
Date published: 2022-12-28T07:21:56