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According to the post, on the morning of June 8 in Jilin, around the end of the national college entrance examination’s physics test, a monastic person attempted to pass through a cordon at a school entrance. An officer said candidates were about to come out and gestured for her to go around; she then lay down, and candidates walked around her. The account could not be independently verified.

Recently, the Communist Youth League branch in Liaocheng, Shandong, posted a video explaining how to tie a red scarf. According to the post, some users said the method resembled the triangular scarf on Japanese sailor uniforms and questioned whether the organisation had been infiltrated by Japanese spies. The claims could not be independently verified. The Liaocheng branch had closed its account’s comment section as of publication.

Wuhan, Hubei, June 6. According to the post, Guo Shengyuan, a former deputy secretary of the Communist Party of China committee in Xiantao, fell to his death at a nearby hotel after receiving medical treatment at Tongji Hospital. An informed source said Guo had retired and suffered from depression. The information could not be independently verified.

According to the post, students from the Yuncheng Oral Health Vocational School in Shanxi province marched in the streets on June 7 to seek redress. The post alleges that the school engaged in improper admissions and operations and sent students to Henan to take the national college entrance examination, but they were unable to sit the exam because they lacked admission cards. The students were sent back that day and then marched in the streets, seeking justice. The claims could not be independently verified.

According to the post, a ride-hailing driver in Qinhuangdao, Hebei, beat law enforcement personnel with a stick on June 9. The claim could not be independently verified.

On the evening of June 6, a silver car drove onto a sidewalk near Jiexin Garden in Dongxiang District, Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province. A pregnant woman was reportedly bleeding heavily, and her condition was unknown. Online posts alleged that the driver was Li Xiaobo, deputy director of the local land management bureau; the claim could not be independently verified.

According to the post, Beijing ordered an attack on Tiananmen, while many officers and soldiers disobeyed. It also says Major General Xu Qinxian was sentenced to five years by a military court. The post alleges that at 8 p.m. on June 3, military aircraft flew over the square, after which a military unit opened fire on civilians. At 2 a.m., a student broadcast was still calling on the army to abandon the use of force, saying the students were making a peaceful appeal for democracy, freedom and national prosperity. The claims could not be independently verified.

According to the post, a girl in Xiamen, Fujian, jumped into a river in an apparent suicide incident. The information could not be independently verified.

According to the post, on June 5, some owners of the Hangyucheng residential complex in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, raised demands at the Jiaokong Group, calling for the development to resume construction and its original quality to be restored. The post alleges that there were no banners or marches during the action, but that some owners were arrested by police. The claims could not be independently verified.

An anonymous post claims that another student suicide occurred in the poster’s hometown, saying similar incidents happen “every so often.” The claim and video could not be independently verified. The post warns that the content may be disturbing.

According to the post, a person commemorated June 4 in front of the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall.

According to the post, Guo Jianyu, chairman of the CPPCC committee in Qin County, Shanxi Province, and a former deputy county magistrate, was reportedly killed by a person wielding a knife on June 3. The information could not be independently verified.