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This photo was doctored to make Hong Kong activist Lester Shum appear emaciated

AFP Hong Kong Published on Thursday 12 December 2019 at 08:30
An image of a Hong Kong activist, Lester Shum, has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Weibo in December 2019 alongside a claim that it shows him looking withered from Falun Gong, a spiritual practice banned on the Chinese mainland, and drug addiction. The claim is misleading; the image has been doctored from a photo published in a Hong Kong newspaper in December 2019 to make Shum appear emaciated. 
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This video shows the funeral of an Indian army soldier that was held a day before the Hyderabad attack

AFP India Published on Thursday 12 December 2019 at 05:30
A video has been viewed more than a million times in Facebook, Twitter and YouTube posts that claim the footage shows the funeral of a 27-year-old veterinary doctor who was gang raped and killed on November 27 in Hyderabad, a major city in southern India. The claim is false; the video actually shows the funeral of an Indian army soldier in a village in west India which was held on November 26, a day before the attack in Hyderabad.
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Popular 'Eritrean Press' Facebook page warns readers against copycat version

Amanuel Neguede Published on Wednesday 11 December 2019 at 14:12Updated on Wednesday 11 December 2019 at 18:48
A Facebook page called The Eritrean Press, which provides news from repressive Eritrea as well as neighbouring Ethiopia, has racked up more than 250,000 followers since 2014. However, its administrators warned recently that another Facebook page was attempting to imitate it, using the exact same name as well as its logo. They told AFP the false page was set up by political activists in Ethiopia. Here’s how you can avoid falling for copycat Facebook pages that are trying to imitate others.

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This video shows police in a different state hitting a suspect in an unrelated rape case

AFP India Published on Wednesday 11 December 2019 at 07:00
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts that claim it shows police beating a suspect in a high profile rape and murder case that happened in Hyderabad on November 27. The claim is false; the video actually shows police in the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh hitting a man accused of rape; the footage had circulated online prior to the Hyderabad attack.
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This image of a purported US green card was doctored to include Wong's photo

AFP Hong Kong Published on Wednesday 11 December 2019 at 03:45
An image has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook and online forums which claim it shows a US permanent resident card, known as a green card, issued to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong. The claim is false; the image has been doctored from a sample of a US employment card to include a photo of Wong; the activist has confirmed he does not have a green card, and that both the Chinese and romanised versions of his name on the manipulated image are wrong. 
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