Claim: A video footage showing a group of protesterd turning over a police vehicle was widely shared on Twitter with a claim that it is a scene from the latest protest against China's strict COVID-19 policy and lockdowns in Guangzhou. Some users said the incident took place in Guangzhou's Haizhu district.
Fact-check: Misleading: Media's Guangzhou protest coverage includes old video from 2017 | annie lab
Verdict: misleading. this particular footage does not show the protest in guangzhou. it was taken in 2017 during a protest against a waste incinerator plant in qingyuan, guangdong.
Organisation: annie lab
Author: Wang Zilong 王梓龍
Date published: 2022-11-16T05:15:00