A photo shows a panda seated next to a man on an airplane, with the explanation that it was sent from China to Japan as part of “panda diplomacy.” Is this image real or fake? The photo is real, but the panda is not. Let’s take a look at the captions circulating with this photo: A 2013 caption reads: This is a Real Panda. China has this “Panda Diplomacy” and this one will be sent to Japan as an friendship envoy. For safety reasons, he sits as a passenger with his feeder, not in a cage. Fastening the seat belt, wearing a diaper, eating bamboos. A caption from late 2012 read: China Airlines is a proud corporate sponsor of the panda sanctuary at Cheng Du and was happy to help out recently with the transfer of a young panda cub to a zoo in the United States of America. After extensive consultation with the Sanctuary’s veterinary staff ...
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