{"id":2300749,"date":"2024-07-19T10:25:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T14:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-image-claiming-to-show-xi-jinping-having-stroke-is-old\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T10:25:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T14:25:29","slug":"old-image-claiming-to-show-xi-jinping-having-a-stroke-is-false","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/old-image-claiming-to-show-xi-jinping-having-a-stroke-is-false\/","title":{"rendered":"Old image claiming to show Xi Jinping having a stroke is false"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fold-image-claiming-to-show-xi-jinping-having-a-stroke-is-false%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2300749&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary of \u200bthe text is that an \u200bimage shared on Facebook claiming to show Chinese President Xi Jinping having a stroke is false. The image is actually from\u2062 March and\u200b shows Xi \u2063after he drank a cup of water, with no evidence of him suffering a\u200c stroke. Chinese media is disputing a phrase about\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japanification-how-americas-economy-could-see-a-permanent-decline\/\" title=\"\u2018Japanification\u2019: How America\u2019s Economy Could See A Permanent Decline\">economic decline<\/a>, and\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media users<\/a> are sharing the fake \u200dnews about Xi Jinping having a stroke during a political session. This misinformation\u200d was debunked through a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-this-is-not-matt-gaetzs-actual-senior-photo-from-high-school\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, This Is Not Matt Gaetz\u2019s Actual Senior Photo From High School\">reverse image search<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-hogg-progressive-mypillow-competitor-may-be-defunct-just-one-month-after-launch\/\" title=\"David Hogg \u2018Progressive\u2019 MyPillow Competitor May Be Defunct Just One Month After Launch\">image&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=470610715573803&amp;id=100078746351771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid%3D470610715573803%26id%3D100078746351771&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721404845264000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0_8YWvviQB9cSWnCA7btP3\"><span id=\"m_-3062088015253398360mt-tracked-link_2_1721318375026\"><\/span>shared on Facebook<\/a> claims to show Chinese President Xi Jinping having a stroke.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image is from March and shows Xi after he drank a cup of water. There is no evidence he has suffered a stroke.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chinese media has moved to dispute a phrase about economic decline, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-07-18\/china-moves-to-quash-viral-phrase-to-describe-economic-malaise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloomberg<\/a>. The phrase, &ldquo;the garbage time of history,&rdquo; has gained popularity on Chinese social media, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users are sharing an image of Xi wincing and claiming that he suffered from a stroke.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Newsflash: China&rsquo;s President, Xi Jinping, has suffered a stroke during the Third Plenary Session of the Chinese Communist Party. Chinese Human Rights reporter, Jennifer Zhang, claims the &ldquo;brain&rdquo; stroke was &ldquo;massive&rdquo; and Xi Jinping is now in a &lsquo;critical condition,&#8217;&rdquo; one user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Through a reverse image search, Check Your Fact found that the image is from March 2024. It was published by the Associated Press and shows Xi during the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/editorial-photos-videos\/search?query=xi%20jingping%20march%2011%202024&amp;mediaType=photo&amp;st=keyword\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National People&rsquo;s Congress<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/01\/fact-check-fact-checking-trumps-claim-that-biden-doesnt-need-congress-to-close-the-border\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Fact-Checking Trump&rsquo;s Claim That Biden &lsquo;Doesn&rsquo;t Need Congress&rsquo; To Close The Border)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Chinese President Xi Jinping, rear, reacts after drinking from a cup at the closing session of the National People&rsquo;s Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 11, 2024,&rdquo; reads the image description.<\/p>\n<p>Media outlets have not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=cd4f528d8c1c75a2&amp;sca_upv=1&amp;q=xi+jinping+stroke&amp;tbm=nws&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWtG_mNb-HwafvV8cKK_h1a5eSkyfXNgRC6a9SKsMT7FIVFrTRcgQ9wgg-AOu0QCUSi1WWZ90AVgAx1eSHdTBok9Q2fTSQzWO1OCYJ_rnk6jM6wKaok6LdMg-L5tVvwzQL17iqyux93GS5cIKEZPMonGnLQjkaB_Bow_uNVRWbzZsX5uhtDC0Py26gPer1CWmQNnh_MQ&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj16o-av7GHAxVfE1kFHb9qCG0Q0pQJegQIDxAB&amp;biw=1440&amp;bih=813&amp;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> on Xi suffering a stroke. The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is currently having their third plenum, which is a policy meeting, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/politics\/article\/3270696\/chinas-third-plenum-xi-jinping-tells-party-show-unwavering-faith-reform-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South China Morning Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lead Stories has <a href=\"https:\/\/leadstories.com\/hoax-alert\/2024\/07\/fact-check-photo-does-not-show-china-president-xi-jinping-suffering-a-stroke-in-july-2024-image-is-from-march-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> the claim as well.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Facebook post falsely claims that Chinese President Xi Jinping had a stroke, using an image of him wincing after drinking water. However, the image is from March 2024 and there is no evidence to suggest that Xi has suffered a stroke. Chinese media has also disputed reports of economic decline using the phrase &#8220;the garbage time of history.&#8221; Social media users are spreading misinformation about Xi&#8217;s health, but fact-checkers have confirmed that the claim is false<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2300750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-1744584806-scaled-e1720712294652.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[11001,4854,35582,14821,35581],"class_list":["post-2300749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-debunked","tag-false","tag-old-image","tag-stroke","tag-xi-jinping"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-1744584806-scaled-e1720712294652.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2300749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2300750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2300749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2300749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2300749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}