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According to the post, on May 14, multiple residents in Weihai, Shandong, went to a petition office over alleged private financing fraud. During the incident, police took away an 83-year-old representative of creditors. The claims could not be independently verified.

On May 13, the parents of Gu Zixi, a child who died in a Nantong bus accident, shouted at government personnel taking turns guarding the entrance to a funeral home: “Don’t go too far!”

Regarding online claims that relatives who came from outside the area to see Gu Zixi had been placed under control, and that the family was under 24-hour protection and required to report when leaving home, Gu’s cousin said the claims were true and added that her own family had also been questioned. The claims could not be independently verified.

Several students at Taiyuan No. 29 Middle School reportedly raised concerns about physical education exam scores. The school said in a statement that the reported problems were untrue. The claims could not be independently verified.

According to the post, on May 12, thousands of people gathered on Changrong Street in Chenghua district, Chengdu, Sichuan, after a dispute between the owner of a Jeep and a migrant worker. The post alleges that the owner slapped the worker after he touched the vehicle and demanded 10,000 yuan in compensation. It says the owner claimed to be the “mayor’s mother” and called police, who handcuffed the worker. These claims could not be independently verified.

According to the post, the protest continued until the following early morning. Some people tried, unsuccessfully, to damage the vehicle. At about 1 a.m., hundreds of police officers dispersed the crowd, and the owner and vehicle were allowed to leave. Several residents were detained. The footage and claims could not be independently verified.

According to material released in Beijing on May 11, 75-year-old petitioner Yang Mingzhu, from Wuchang District in Wuhan, Hubei, told police that she had been held at the site for 267 days in what she called a “black jail.” The claim could not be independently verified.

According to the post, on May 11, a mother was seeking answers at Ziwei Road Middle School in Zhongmu County, Zhengzhou, Henan, over her daughter’s case. The post alleges that a female student at the school earlier died by suicide after being unable to endure bullying. The claims could not be independently verified.

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In the early hours of May 11, local villagers in Shangli County, Pingxiang, Jiangxi province, said the government planned to build a reservoir in Liuyuan No. 3 Village because of insufficient water supplies. The villagers also alleged that the government’s relocation compensation was below national standards and that their homes and land were forcibly occupied.

According to the post, the government brought in people described as “social personnel” and police that night to beat villagers. Some villagers were allegedly injured in the confrontation and hospitalised. The claims could not be independently verified.

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According to the post, another white-haired boy in Nanning jumped from a bridge into the Yongjiang River yesterday. The post described him as “15–6” years old. The material could not be independently verified.

According to the post, a person allegedly jumped into Shanghai’s Huangpu River on May 8. The material described it as a suicide linked to being unable to go on living. The account could not be independently verified.

According to the post, on May 9, the government of Yutian Town in Fuzhou, Fujian, was accused of forcibly demolishing an old home belonging to a villager in Daxi Village. In footage, a villager is heard confronting the demolition personnel, saying, “You officials make good money; our homes were built with the hard-earned money of three generations.” The material could not be independently verified.