Video from Chongqing rap concert falsely shared as 'anti-Covid test protest'

Footage of a music festival in China has been misrepresented by posts viewed 200,000 times as a 'protest' against Covid-19 testing While there have genuinely been protests against China's strict Covid rules, the video shows fans of rapper Gai in Chongqing

Zhou, also known as Gai, won the contest and shot to fame in China, along with his catchphrase, uttered in the local Chongqing dialect.similar to the one circulating online in a post about Gai performing at a concert in the city.

The footage shows a crowd uttering the same chant as they move up an escalator under the same dome-shaped ceiling.A screenshot comparison of the video in the misleading post and the Douyin video . The Douyin post, shared on August 1, reads:"Welcome back Gai, greatest respect from Chongqing people. This is Chongqing #Chongqing #ThisisChongqing #Gai".an electronic music festival on July 29 with Gai as a special guest.

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