- The video, which contains disturbing images of a young girl collapsing and subsequently receiving CPR, was shared on Twitter in November.
- A caption written in Chinese and translated by Agence France-Presse (AFP) read: “A little girl in China suddenly fell to the ground and a warm-hearted person gave her first aid. Is it another phenomenon caused by Covid-19 vaccination?”
- AFP debunked the anti-vax claims in the video caption, using reverse search to show that the video had in fact emerged from China in 2018.
- The video appears to have been taken in May 2018 in Qingdao Province, China, and depicts an 11-year-old girl who fainted on the roadside. She was later confirmed to have recovered.
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