'Top 10 online rumors' exposed

3. A student was killed by officials in Wanyuan, Sichuan province, in July. 

Truth:

The student was illegally selling mushroom on a street and misinterpreted the urban management officers' actions of moving his booth as an attempt to confiscate his goods, and he tried to stop them.  

In the scuffle, the vendor's left shoulder was scratched.

4. A photo "showing floods in Liaoning province" was actually copied from those of floods in the Philippines.

Truth:

The photo was identified as one of a post-flood scene from the Philippines in 2011. The flood triggered by tropical storm Washi killed more than 1,000 people in the Philippines.