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In November 2022, a TikTok user posted a video that included a misleading caption and quite the dramatic remix of Johnny Cash singing I hear the train a comin' from Folsom Prison Blues. The video was recorded in China and showed officials in white protective hazmat suits forcibly dragging and carrying people down a hallway, apparently to be quarantined. First off, yes, the video was real. However, the caption included with the TikTok video claimed it was recorded recently, which was false. TikTok users likely believed the video was recent due to the fact that China was implementing a zero COVID policy (including a large number of quarantine centers) in late 2022. The hashtags in the TikTok caption asked #areyouready and #whatisgoingon, even calling what was shown in the video the #endtimes. Commenters appeared to largely believe the video was brand new. One user posted the false claim, They know something the rest of the world doesn't know. That comment alone received more than 30,000 likes. Another commenter said, Again, [China is] preparing for something the rest of us don't know about yet. The remark received nearly 10,000 likes, despite the fact that it was completely misleading. The truth was that this video was recorded no later than February 2020, possibly on Feb. 3. Here's how NBC News reported on the video back on Feb. 8 of that year: The NBC News story included a quote from the Wuhan government that referred to the people in white protective suits as the public security (police) organ. The full video was posted by Voice of America on YouTube, where it has been viewed more than 17 million times.
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