Viral social media posts claim tanks filmed on Chinese streets were guarding from protests against banks, but is it true? Newsweek Fact Check digs in.
Viral videos of tank processions on Chinese streets have caused a global stir this week, with claims across social media alleging that China's military was drafted in to protect its banks following a major financial scandal., which have received hundreds of thousands of engagements, allege the vehicles were deployed to prevent a run on the banks, after millions of dollars worth of deposits were frozen from account holders earlier this year.
Since April 2022, hundreds of residents in the central Henan province have been unable to access their money, with authorities onlyVideos shared widely on social media of tanks moving through what was thought to be streets in China, were claimed to be protecting the country's banks from citizens trying to withdraw money frozen from them. Here, from 2009, Chinese People's Liberation Army tanks rumble pass Tiananmen Square in Beijing during a rehearsal for the National Day parade.
However, even as media outlets began to pay attention to the story, some questioned the accuracy and credibility of the original video and tweets, calling them misinformation.On July 18, 2022, videos began circulating online of tanks moving through streets thought to be in China.
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