{"id":585610,"date":"2021-07-07T18:20:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T22:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=585610"},"modified":"2021-07-07T18:20:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T22:20:17","slug":"fact-check-does-this-image-show-germans-abandoning-their-vehicles-in-protest-of-fuel-price-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-germans-abandoning-their-vehicles-in-protest-of-fuel-price-increases\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Germans Abandoning Their Vehicles In Protest Of Fuel Price Increases?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Ffact-check-does-this-image-show-germans-abandoning-their-vehicles-in-protest-of-fuel-price-increases%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=585610&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1230211673-scaled-e1625695231929.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An image&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10221926272680855&amp;set=a.1246021145564&amp;type=3&amp;eid=ARB58P7FCnoaXPDEVplS24F0J47eC0OdxTGqPfHIlzEoMbvO49hw90Cm-xM-0GdSjk216CpbMsPC4wHa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> allegedly shows cars abandoned by Germans in protest of increased fuel prices.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image actually shows a traffic jam in China that took place in 2012.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10221926272680855&amp;set=a.1246021145564&amp;type=3&amp;eid=ARB58P7FCnoaXPDEVplS24F0J47eC0OdxTGqPfHIlzEoMbvO49hw90Cm-xM-0GdSjk216CpbMsPC4wHahttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10221926272680855&amp;set=a.1246021145564&amp;type=3&amp;eid=ARB58P7FCnoaXPDEVplS24F0J47eC0OdxTGqPfHIlzEoMbvO49hw90Cm-xM-0GdSjk216CpbMsPC4wHa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">image<\/a>, hundreds of cars appear to be caught in gridlock, with some drivers and passengers standing outside their vehicles. The text beneath the picture suggests the incident took place in Germany. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/02\/24\/fact-check-photo-berlin-tractor-rally-support-indian-farmers-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does This Photo Show A Berlin Tractor Rally In Support Of Indian Farmers\u2019 Protests?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Germany, the government has increased fuel price,\u201d the text reads in part. \u201cIn just one hour of time people had abandoned their cars on streets and avenues and walked home. Over a million abandoned cars. They had to lower the price.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The photo can be found on RexFeatures.com, where the description <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rexfeatures.com\/search\/?kw=Cars+during+a+traffic+jam+in+Shenzhen+city%2C+Guangdong+province&amp;js-site-search_submit=Go&amp;order=newest&amp;iso=GBR&amp;lkw=Gridlock&amp;viah=Y&amp;stk=N&amp;sft=&amp;timer=N&amp;requester=&amp;iprs=f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">states<\/a> it actually depicts a September 2012 traffic jam in Shenzhen City, China, during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Shutterstock acquired Rex Features in 2015, according to the website\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rexfeatures.com\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cAbout Us\u201d page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Mid-Autumn Festival is a celebration of harvest that involves gathering with family, lighting lanterns and eating mooncakes, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/what-is-mid-autumn-festival\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>. An estimated 85 million people traveled on the roads in China for the first day of the holiday week in 2012, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtimes.co.uk\/traffic-jam-china-85-million-motorists-slideshow-390281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Business Times<\/a> reported. Many travelers opted to drive, in part, because the Chinese government temporarily waived tolls for the \u201cgolden week\u201d that year, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2012\/10\/massive-chinese-holiday-traffic-jam-tennis-games-break-out-on-the-road\/263076\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Atlantic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear where the inaccurate claim about the photo originated, but it has circulated online for years, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=830320543838271&amp;id=182829988587333https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=830320543838271&amp;id=182829988587333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one iteration<\/a> dating back to 2017. Other fact-checkers such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/uk-factcheck-traffic-china-germany-prote\/fact-check-photo-shows-massive-traffic-jam-in-china-in-2012-not-a-protest-in-germany-against-increased-fuel-prices-idUSKBN29A0W7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/factcheck\/2021\/01\/05\/fact-check-photo-depicts-china-traffic-jam-not-german-protest\/4128727001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA Today<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/german-fuel-protest-image\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snopes<\/a> have previously debunked it.<\/p>\n<p>While there has, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/german-fuel-price-pits-ruling-parties-against-greens-christian-democrats-social-democrats-increase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Politico<\/a>, been debate about the issue of fuel taxes among some German politicians recently, Check Your Fact <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/search?q=over%20a%20million%20cars%20abandoned%20germany%20fuel%20protest&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aenhttps:\/\/news.google.com\/search?q=over%20a%20million%20cars%20abandoned%20germany%20fuel%20protest&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">didn\u2019t find<\/a> any evidence of a mass protest against fuel prices in Germany that involved the abandonment of over a million cars. Such a demonstration would have attracted widespread media coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image\u00a0shared on Facebook allegedly shows cars abandoned by Germans in protest of increased fuel prices.Verdict: False The image actually shows a traffic jam in China that took place in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314210,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1230211673-scaled-e1625695231929.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Germans Abandoning Their Vehicles In Protest Of Fuel Price Increases?","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-585610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1230211673-scaled-e1625695231929.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Germans Abandoning Their Vehicles In Protest Of Fuel Price Increases?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585610","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=585610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585610\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=585610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=585610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=585610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}