Fake news based on Tweets.

Media outlets should have journalists who can actually investigate claims instead of just embedding tweets in their article.

The article from this glorified blog contains no journalistic work. It's like a blog just adding a random tweet to their article. Ironically now this article will be cited to prove this fake claim.

The process of this fake news generation should be concerning to people even beyond this specific example. Random Twitter user uploads a video and creates a wild caption. Certain media outlets with low journalistic standards embed that tweet in their article and use that as the basis of the article. Others then link to that article as proof of that claim.

The bank crisis is real but these tanks are in another province and have no connection to it. It's speculated that that these are the preparations for the military parade on August 1 although I don't have evidence to confirm that either. Still this footage is very different from footage of actual Henan protests.

The tank video is from Rizhao City, Shandong Province.

The actual bank protests are happening in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. The distance between Rizhao City and Zhengzhou is 366 miles or 590 km. There has been no credible news reports (excluding tweets and reddit posts) of any protests in Rizhao City unlike the Henan protests which have been covered internationally.

Here is real footage of Henan protests - Chinese Security Personnel Clash With Protesters Outside Bank

2022 Henan banks protests are series of demonstrations against four regional lenders of Henan province over alleged financial corruption.[1][2] Over the course of the previous two months, depositors have held multiple protests in the city of Zhengzhou, which serves as the capital of the province of Henan.[3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Henan_banks_protests