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2023-12-30 11:10:18 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D8E8ED7C50C5D4F151CB035EC7FD3AEB13F822CD7A3DB197FAFE11E7BE708E40
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Lop Nur is former saline lake in the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China. It is one of the most barren areas of China and is the location of a military testing facility. The image in the post is fake, being shared by ancient civilisation social media channels. https://www.britannica.com/place/Lop-Nur https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/20/science/china-nuclear-tests-lop-nur.html https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/china-getting-set-for-nuclear-weapons-test-what-satellite-images-show-in-lop-nur-nuclear-test-site-4722791
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