Description:
"A photo has been published on multiple news sites, blogs and on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows an instance of “genocide” against the Rohingya people in Arakan, Myanmar. The claim is false; the photo has circulated online since March 2015 in media reports about a student-led protest in the town of Letpadan, Myanmar, more than two years before a military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in the country.
The photo was published here on Facebook on November 23, 2019. It has been shared more than 870 times.
The image shows several people wielding batons surrounding a person seated against a wall in a defensive position.
The post's caption and the text superimposed on the image read: “This is the witnessed of Rohingya genocide was in Arakan states Myanmar”.
Below is a screenshot of the misleading post..."
Source/publisher:
"AFP Fact Check" (Hong Kong)
Date of Publication:
2019-11-28
Date of entry:
2019-11-28
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good
