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Logically→ Video from Myanmar showing huge cache of weapons falsely linked to Manipur
Logically→ Old video of damage caused by storm in Myanmar linked to cyclone Michaung
Logically→ Old video from the Middle East shared as Myanmar migrants entering Manipur
Logically→ Video of drones dropping bombs in Myanmar falsely linked to Manipur clashes
Logically→ Video from Myanmar shared claiming army personnel assaulted Kuki Christian girl in Manipur
Logically→ Videos showing rebel outfits in Myanmar falsely linked to Manipur violence
Logically→ Video from Myanmar falsely shared as Kukis fighting security forces in Manipur
Logically→ Video from Myanmar falsely shared as thunderstorm in Assam’s Tinsukia district
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Myanmar Does NOT Use The Same Voting Machines As The US – It Doesn’t Even Use Voting Machines
Does the southeast Asian country of Myanmar use the same voting machines as the United States in its elections? No, that's not true: According to a spokesperson for the Asian Network for Free Elections, a non-governmental organization tha
Snopes→ Viral Drone Video Shows Stunning Sunset Over Bagan, Myanmar
The video had some wondering if it was created with a computer, but it appears to be a real drone shot.
Snopes→ Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Gets 4 Years in Trial Seen As Political
Aung San Suu Kyi, the civilian leader of Myanmar who was ousted in a de facto coup this year, was convicted of incitement and another charge and sentenced to four years in prison.
Snopes→ Did Mike Flynn Say Myanmar-Style Military Coup ‘Should Happen’ in US?
The former Army general and Trump ally appeared at a right-wing conference in Texas in May 2021.
AFP Fact Check→ These photos show clashes in Myanmar in 2013, not 2021
Seven pictures have been shared thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim they show Mindat town in Myanmar’s western Chin State after deadly clashes between the Myanmar military and anti-coup rebels in May 2021. The claim is false. The images i
AFP Fact Check→ Myanmar TV did not announce obligatory military service for all adults
As Myanmar’s military continues a crackdown on protesters and rebel groups fighting its February coup, Facebook posts surfaced claiming that a major TV channel announced that all Myanmar citizens aged 18 and over must serve in the army. The claim, ho
AFP Fact Check→ Experts say this video shows soldiers, not protesters, from a Myanmar rebel group
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook alongside a claim it shows young anti-coup protesters who joined a leading rebel group in Myanmar in May 2021. The posts circulated online after young protesters reportedly joined ethnic re
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows members of a Myanmar ethnic rebel group before the 2021 military coup
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Facebook posts claiming it shows young Myanmar protesters joining a combat exercise with an ethnic rebel group in May 2021. The posts circulated online as anti-coup protesters reportedly joined re
AFP Fact Check→ This is video game footage — it does not show rebels shooting down Myanmar military aircraft
A video has been viewed more than a hundred thousand times on Facebook alongside a claim it shows a prominent rebel group in eastern Myanmar shooting down military aircraft in March 2021. The claim is false: the clip, which has circulated online sinc
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading posts about Myanmar unrest share old video of helicopter downed in Syria
A video has been viewed thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim it shows a Burmese military helicopter shot down by a leading Myanmar ethnic rebel army in May 2021. But the claim is false: the video has circulated online since February 2020
AFP Fact Check→ None of these photos of a purported ‘pipeline explosion’ were taken in Myanmar
Four photos have been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim they show an explosion at the Sino-Myanmar gas pipeline. The posts circulated online in March 2021 after Beijing expressed concern over the sec
AFP Fact Check→ This photo was taken in Cambodia in 2007 — not Myanmar in 2021
A photo of a distraught girl has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it was taken in Myanmar as the military launched air strikes on villages in southern Kayin state. The claim is false: the ph
AFP Fact Check→ The video was taken in China’s Yunnan province before the Myanmar military coup
A video of armoured vehicles has been viewed thousands of times in multiple social media posts in April 2021 which claim it shows Chinese troops in Myanmar, where there has been escalating unrest since a military coup on February 1, 2021. The claim
AFP Fact Check→ Thai social media users share old photo of Rohingya refugees in posts about Myanmar unrest
A photo has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook, Twitter and online forum posts alongside a claim it shows a Rohingya woman killed during anti-coup protests in Myanmar in 2021. The claim is false: the photo has circulated since at leas
AFP Fact Check→ These photos show air strikes on western Myanmar in 2020 and a military exercise in 2018
Three photos have been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim they show an air strike near the Thai-Myanmar border in March 2021. The images surfaced after the Myanmar military launched attacks in eastern
AFP Fact Check→ These are old photos taken before the Myanmar military coup
Three photos shared thousands of times on Facebook claim that they show Myanmar military’s helicopter shot down by the Karen National Union (KNU), one of the largest armed ethnic groups in Myanmar, on March 30, 2021. The photos circulated online foll
Snopes→ Myanmar Forces Kill Dozens in Deadliest Day Since Coup
The killings quickly drew international condemnation, with multiple diplomatic missions to Myanmar releasing statements that mentioned the killing of civilians, including children.
Snopes→ Did a Professor Berate a Student Unable to use Internet Due to Myanmar Coup?
"Alternate arrangements for the teaching of the course have been made," York University later announced.
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated in reports about a deadly landslide disaster in Myanmar in 2020 – months before the military coup
A photo of corpses has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Twitter and a discussion forum alongside a claim that it shows anti-coup demonstrators who were killed by Myanmar’s military. The claim is false; the photo has circulated seve
AFP Fact Check→ This image is an AFP photo that shows a dog culling in 2015 in Pakistan, not Myanmar
An image showing dozens of dead dogs has been shared thousands of times on Facebook alongside claims the animals were killed by soldiers in Myanmar as part of a crackdown on protests following the military coup on February 1, 2021. The claim is false;
AFP Fact Check→ Social media posts falsely claim Chinese military insignia seen on troops in Myanmar
As the Myanmar military intensified a crackdown on protesters after seizing power in a coup in February, social media posts began sharing images of soldiers, pointing to the insignia on their uniforms to claim the pictures showed Chinese troops draft
Snopes→ Reports: Myanmar Security Forces Shoot Dead 8 Protesters
Demonstrators have regularly flooded the streets of cities across the country since the military seized power on Feb. 1 and ousted the elected government of leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
AFP Fact Check→ Facebook posts falsely claim UN ‘declared war’ on Myanmar after military coup
Multiple Facebook posts shared tens of thousands of times in February 2021 claim the United Nations “declared war” on Myanmar four weeks after a military coup. The posts, which shared two photos of US military personnel, claim 180 countries have
Snopes→ UN Human Rights Office Says 18 Killed in Myanmar Crackdown
Security forces in Myanmar opened fire and made mass arrests Sunday as they sought to break up protests against the military’s seizure of power.
AFP Fact Check→ Social media posts mislead on Thai PM’s meeting with Myanmar foreign minister in Bangkok
A photo has been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows Thailand’s Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha greeting Myanmar’s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin at Don Meung airport in Bangkok. The phot
AFP Fact Check→ Doctored TV report misleads on payments to Myanmar’s civil servants and pensioners
A video viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts purports to show a television news report from Myanmar's state-owned MRTV announcing civil servants and pensioners will no longer receive state payments following a government
AFP Fact Check→ This image shows a South Korean film released in 2007 — it was not taken in Myanmar
A photo has been shared repeatedly in multiple posts on Twitter and TikTok alongside a claim it shows Myanmar security forces cracking down on anti-coup protesters in the city of Mandalay in February 2021. The claim is false: the image in fact shows a
AFP Fact Check→ Social media posts share edited image of anti-coup protest in Yangon, Myanmar
An image has been shared in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside claims it shows an anti-coup protest in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city. The image, however, has been altered; although there have been huge crowds at protests against the
Logically→ Soldiers discarded their uniforms, defying the Myanmar military coup.
A photo of 2016's attempted coup in Turkey has been falsely attributed as Myanmar military coup.
AFP Fact Check→ This photo was not taken in Myanmar — it shows a Black Lives Matter protest in the US
A photo has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim it shows protesters demonstrating on a street in Myanmar after a military coup on February 1, 2021. The claim is false: this photo was taken during a Black Li
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows a child member of a rebel group in Myanmar
A photo has been repeatedly shared in multiple Twitter, Facebook and YouTube posts that claim it shows a child member of a communist rebel group in the Philippines. The claim is false: the photo shows a child member of an ethnic armed rebel group in M