False posts claim 'Chinese man burns Korean flag' after Japan, South Korea thaw ties

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A photo of a man burning a Korean flag has been shared alongside a false claim it shows a Chinese man 'opposing an alliance between South Korea and Japan' It actually shows a South Korean man in April 2015 at a protest to mark the Sewol ferry accident

A photo of a man holding a flaming Korean flag has been shared repeatedly in false social media posts that claim it shows a Chinese man setting the flag on fire to"oppose an alliance between South Korea and Japan". The posts circulated after the leaders of the two US allies met in March 2023 and agreed to mend relations, but the image actually shows a South Korean national burning the flag in April 2015 during a protest to mark the first anniversary of a major ferry disaster.

"Chinese man setting a South Korean flag on fire during a rally opposing President Yoon Suk Yeol's visit to Japan," reads the Korean-language claim sharedThe accompanying image shows a person, whose face has been blurred out, holding a burning Korean flag, with superimposed Korean-language text that reads:"Chinese man burning the flag to oppose an alliance between South Korea and Japan.

with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on March 16, in which the two leaders, driven by regional threats including North Korea and China, agreed to mend relations and end tit-for-tat measures restricting bilateral trade.

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