Claim: A Taliban soldier holding the Arabic version of the book "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" indicates Xi's influence on the Taliban's action.
Fact-check: Analysis: Social media posts about Afghanistan — From False to Verified | annie lab
Verdict: false. the image was doctored by adding the book to a 2001 photo. the original image shows a soldier holding a grenade launcher.
Organisation: annie lab
Author: Justin Cheung 張晉庭;Audrey Ng
Date published: 2021-08-25T06:12:31