TANKS IN HENAN Can China learn from latest viral fake news videos

Another video shot in China has gone viral online after being maliciously taken out of context, quickly spreading to Western mainstream media, some of whom continued to spread the disinformation without checking the facts. This time, the video showed tanks on the streets of Rizhao City, Shandong Province during an annual military exercise. But China haters claimed the video was shot in Henan and that the tanks had been dispatched to deal with protesters there. Surprisingly, one prominent Western media outlet came to China s defence, debunking the claims and pointing out the real situation, but the damage has already been done. Can China learn from this latest disinformation campaign In today s video I have some ideas. , tanks, henan, china