6. The Lie of the Tiananmen Square “Riot” (China, 1989)
In 1989, Chinese authorities labeled the pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square as “counter-revolutionary riots” and concealed the scale of the military crackdown. Official narratives minimized casualties and suppressed information, while censorship continues today. The Chinese government forbids discussions about the Tiananmen Square protests and has taken measures to block or censor related information, effectively attempting to erase it from history (amnesty.org).
