A TikTok video claims that someone standing behind Ma Kyal Sin at a Mandalay protest on March 3 was coordinating with third-party snipers to have her killed

Disinformation campaign tries – and fails – to shift blame for protester deaths

As condemnation grows over the Tatmadaw’s killing of peaceful protesters, state media and pro-military social media accounts are alleging that third parties are responsible.

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