An image shared thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter purports to show protesters in Myanmar holding a banner that reads: "If you don’t fight, you will end up like Thailand". However, the image has been doctored; the original photo shows he
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Snopes→ Myanmar Junta Blocks Internet Access as Coup Protests Expand
The communication blockages came after a coup plunged the nation back under direct military rule after a nearly decade-long move toward greater openness and democracy.
AFP Fact Check→ After Trump loss, US vote conspiracy theory shifts to Myanmar
Social media users in America say that companies falsely accused of rigging the presidential election against Donald Trump were also employed in Myanmar, where the military cited alleged vote irregularities to justify a coup. But the claims are baseles
AFP Fact Check→ Social media users share 2007 video alongside misleading claim about Myanmar military coup in 2021
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim it shows a violent military crackdown on protesting monks in Myanmar. The posts circulated online shortly after Myanmar's military seized power in a bloodle
AFP Fact Check→ Myanmar army chief mocked online for short stature in doctored photo
A photo shared repeatedly on Twitter and Weibo purports to show Myanmar’s army chief General Min Aung Hlaing standing on a blue stool for a group photo with foreign military officials. The posts, shared two days after Myanmar's military seized power
Poynter→ Factually: fact-checkers in Myanmar have internet but no Facebook or reliable sources
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every Thursday. Fact-checkers in Myanmar lost their sources and Facebook, their mai
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Tie Myanmar Election to Dominion Voting Systems
Quick Take Social media posts falsely claim that the November election in Myanmar was conducted using Dominion Voting Systems, the company that was the focus of bogus theories about the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The company said its systems aren
Snopes→ Did Myanmar Use Dominion or Smartmatic Election Software?
Baseless conspiracy theories from the 2020 U.S. presidential election found a new home after Myanmar underwent a military coup.
Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Myanmar, Burma and Why the Different Names Matter
Why does one country have two different names?
Snopes→ People in Myanmar Honk Horns, Bang on Pots to Protest Coup
Scores of people in Myanmar's largest city honked car horns and banged on pots and pans in the first known public resistance to the coup led a day earlier by the country's military.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Myanmar Did NOT Use Dominion Voting Systems In Its Election Before Military Coup
Did Myanmar use Dominion Voting Systems to calculate election results prior to the military coup in that country? No, that's not true: A Dominion spokesperson told Lead Stories that they "do not have systems in Myanmar, and never have." T
Snopes→ Military Stages Coup in Myanmar, Detains Aung San Suu Kyi
An announcement read on military-owned Myawaddy TV said the military would take control of the country for one year.
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows a demonstration against Facebook in Myanmar in October 2018
A photo has been shared hundreds of times in multiple social media posts alongside a claim it shows a demonstration against Facebook in Myanmar held in January 2021 over alleged political interference by the platform. The claim is false; the photo i
AFP Fact Check→ These photos actually show ballots from the 2015 Myanmar election
Photographs of burned ballot papers have been shared in Facebook posts that claim they show evidence of fraud in the 2020 Myanmar elections. The claim is false; the photos actually show ballots from Myanmar’s 2015 election which were destroyed by lo
AFP Fact Check→ These photos show snakes at a farm in Vietnam, not in Myanmar
Three photos have been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim that they show snakes at a farm in a Myanmar village. The posts, which urge Facebook users to share the photos, go on to claim that the couple who discovere
AFP Fact Check→ False Facebook posts shared in Myanmar claim Donald Trump won the US election in 2020
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times in Myanmar claim Donald Trump “fought back” to “win” the US presidential election in 2020. This claim is false; Joe Biden defeated incumbent US president Donald Trump in the 2020 election; as of
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax report circulates on Facebook that Myanmar actor is set to donate $380 to every household in Myanmar
Multiple Facebook posts claim a famous Myanmar actor and his foundation will donate 500,000 kyats (US$380) to every household in Myanmar. The claim, however, is false; the actor’s foundation told AFP the report was not true and that its work focuses
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading viral posts shared in Myanmar warn of ‘Zombie deer virus’ outbreak after Covid-19 spike
Multiple Facebook posts shared in Myanmar claim that health experts have expressed “great concern” over a “Zombie deer virus” which they claim is “scarier than the coronavirus” and can spread among deer. The posts, which circulated onlin
AFP Fact Check→ These photos have circulated in reports since 2019 about a Myanmar minister marking Prophet Mohammed’s birthday
Two photos have been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts which claim it shows Myanmar’s Religious Affairs Minister attending a large gathering to mark the Prophet Mohammed’s birthday in Yangon, flouting social distancing
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax Facebook posts circulating in November 2020 claim inquiry was launched in Myanmar to investigate election fraud
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times on Facebook in November 2020 claim an inquiry has been set up to investigate fraud in Myanmar’s election, and that Myanmar’s army will soon announce the “true” election results. The claim is f
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows a mother who tested positive for Covid-19 in Myanmar, according to photographer
A photo that shows a health worker carrying a baby while a tearful woman looks on has been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts that suggest it shows the separation of a mother from her baby in Sri Lanka. The claim, however, is mislead
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading claim circulates online that Aung San Suu Kyi lost seat in Myanmar election before result was announced
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim that Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi lost her seat in the Myanmar election on November 8, 2020. The claim is misleading; as of the morning of No
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading claim circulates online that US President Trump told people to vote for Myanmar’s NLD
A doctored picture of US President Donald Trump has been shared thousands of times on Facebook alongside a claim that he has just won the US presidential election and urges Myanmar to vote for the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) in their upc
AFP Fact Check→ These photos show a fire in South Korea’s Ulsan that broke out two days before the Myanmar boy band’s performance in the city
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times on October 12, 2020 claim to show photos of a tower block in the South Korean city of Ulsan that caught fire shortly after a performance in the city by a Myanmar boy band, Project K. The claim is false;
AFP Fact Check→ Fake survey results about ‘declining public trust in Myanmar’s ruling party’ circulate on Facebook ahead of election
A graphic has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts and blogs alongside a claim it shows the results of a pre-election survey showing declining public trust in Myanmar’s ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), ahead
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax circulates on Facebook that Burmese mixed martial arts fighter is offering $38 million to Myanmar people
An image has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim that a well-known mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter in Myanmar is offering 50 billion kyats (US$38 million) to the people of Myanmar. The claim is false; in respon
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading claim circulates online that Facebook posts show Gambian citizens supporting Myanmar’s ruling party ahead of 2020 election
Multiple photos and one video have been shared thousands of times in posts on Facebook and Twitter which claim they show Gambian citizens supporting Myanmar’s ruling party, the National League for Democracy, ahead of an election scheduled for Novembe
AFP Fact Check→ False claim circulates on Facebook in Myanmar that chewing betel quid can prevent Covid-19 infection
Multiple Facebook posts shared tens of thousands of times claim that chewing betel quids can prevent infection from the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease Covid-19. The claim is false, health experts say; representatives for Myanmar’s Minist
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows a 2017 protest in Bangladesh against the treatment of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
A video of a large crowd marching through the street has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts that claim the footage shows demonstrators in the Indian city of Kolkata chanting Islamic slogans. The claim is false; the video actually
AFP Fact Check→ Old Myanmar navy photos recirculated with false anti-Bengali claim during coronavirus pandemic
Four photos have been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim they show Myanmar’s navy "shooting Bengalis" to prevent them from entering Myanmar with the novel coronavirus. The claim is false; the photos were origin
AFP Fact Check→ AFP photo of Indian migrant workers leaving Delhi falsely circulated as ‘Myanmar people fleeing to Thailand after coronavirus outbreak’
Five photos have been shared thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts that claim they show people fleeing Myanmar and crossing the border to Thailand because of the coronavirus. The claim is false: two of the images -- one of which was taken
AFP Fact Check→ Photo of Myanmar workers from Covid-shuttered factory misrepresented as ‘illegal’ Bengali migrants
A photo has been shared in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows “illegal Bengalis” being arrested in Myanmar in September 2020. However, the claim is false: the photo in fact shows Myanmar workers who were mistakenly stopped
AFP Fact Check→ Thai soldier’s Facebook Live video misused to make false claim over ‘shoot to kill’ orders for Myanmar migrants
A video of uniformed soldiers has been shared thousands of times in social media posts that claim Thailand has issued a "shoot to kill" order to protect the country from Covid-19 infected Myanmar migrants. The claim is false: the footage was tak
AFP Fact Check→ No, this artwork was painted by a famous Myanmar watercolorist
An image of a painting of a pagoda in Myanmar has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts and on various websites alongside a claim it was painted by a well-known Myanmar television personality, Mg Mg Aye. The claim is false; the artw
AFP Fact Check→ Early overseas voting does not show Myanmar’s ruling party in the lead — voter lists are still being finalised
An image that claims to show strong support for Myanmar’s ruling party in early overseas voting in South Korea has been shared thousands of times on Facebook. The claim is false: overseas voter registration was still ongoing when the misleading po
AFP Fact Check→ Fabricated Myanmar newspaper report claims politician plans to ban English
An image has been shared multiple times on Facebook alongside a claim it shows a newspaper report about Myanmar opposition leader U Than Htay of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) vowing to ban people from speaking English should the pa
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has been doctored to include a manipulated placard about Myanmar’s 2020 elections
An image has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows a Myanmar actor urging people to vote for Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party in the upcoming general elections in Myanmar. T
AFP Fact Check→ Misinformation circulates in Myanmar that dried butterfly pea flowers cause liver cancer
Multiple Facebook posts shared thousands of times in Myanmar claim that consuming dried butterfly pea flowers causes liver cancer. The claim is misleading; health experts and government regulators in Myanmar say butterfly pea flowers are not carcinoge
AFP Fact Check→ These photos show a 2012 passenger plane crash in Myanmar’s Shan state
Multiple photos a crashed plane have been shared hundreds of times on Facebook in June 2020 alongside a claim that they show a Myanmar military aircraft that recently crashed near Rakhine state in western Myanmar. The claim is false; the photos in fact
Snopes→ Rohingya Hail UN Ruling Ordering Myanmar to Prevent Genocide
The United Nations' top court ordered Myanmar to take all measures in its power to prevent genocide against the Rohingya people, delivering a sweeping legal victory for the Muslim minority.