2 General claim verifications about China China ×
“The Walk Free Global Slavery Index 2023 lists India, China, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, and Indonesia as the six countries with the largest estimated numbers of people in modern slavery.”
Walk Free’s 2023 index does place India, China, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, and Indonesia as the top six countries by estimated number of people in modern slavery. The wording is somewhat incomplete because the report actually continues to a top ten, not a standalone official top six. That caveat does not change the main factual takeaway.
“A La Dépêche du Midi article about a Chinese man divorcing his wife for concealing her appearance is based on a hoax, satire, or an unverified social-media story rather than a documented real case.”
The story is best understood as a viral hoax or at least an unverified tale, not a documented court case. Stronger sources trace the narrative to satirical or social-media circulation, while news reports repeating vivid details do not provide primary judicial records. The main caveat is that the absence of a confirmed court file is not absolute proof that no local case ever existed.