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According to the post, an electric vehicle caught fire instantly after its battery was struck while it was moving. The information could not be independently verified.

According to a post, Hainan Haijiao Group “secretly” cut down villagers’ betel nut trees. The claim could not be independently verified.

The post alleges that Zu Xiongbing, a deputy director of Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, and Zeng Qi, the hospital's ophthalmology director, have long maintained an improper relationship and engaged in an exchange of power for sex. The allegations could not be independently verified.

The post said that pronounced sounds of shell explosions were heard in Xiamen, Quanzhou and other areas. The report could not be independently verified.

According to the post, ZU Xiongbing, deputy head of Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, and ZENG Qi, director of its ophthalmology department, were alleged to have had an inappropriate relationship in an office, which was recorded on video. The claim could not be independently verified. The post said the individuals involved had been suspended from their duties pending an investigation and would be dealt with in accordance with relevant rules and discipline.

According to the post, a blue sedan in the vicinity of the Beihai municipal government in Guangxi allegedly attempted to ram the government gate, after which police used an armed patrol vehicle to intercept it by collision. Footage shows heavy smoke at the scene, and the driver was subsequently subdued. The information could not be independently verified.

An online post claims that someone jumped from a height because of academic pressure. The claim could not be independently verified.

A post alleges that someone deliberately photographs people using the toilet and times them, questioning whether this violates human rights. It also asks whether a position called “toilet director” exists and compares the reported situation to being “darker than Myanmar compounds.” The claims could not be independently verified.

The material says such buildings symbolise people who refuse to leave their properties in opposition to state-enforced evictions and demolitions. It also says that in the vast majority of cases, “nail households” do not win.

On December 21, a fire broke out at a plant operated by Sichuan Xichen Recycling Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. in the Ziyang High-Tech Zone of Sichuan. The fire was intense, with heavy smoke, and the plant building collapsed. An official notice said the burning material was mainly foam and that no one was trapped at the scene.

According to the post, an urban management officer pushed an elderly person at Hengjietou in Fu'an, Ningde, Fujian, after which the person fell and died. The claim could not be independently verified.

According to the post, prices at China Resources Gangyuecheng in Xi’an’s Gangwu district fell to more than 8,000, and previous owners smashed the sales office. The claims could not be independently verified.