Chinese city 'creates special path lane for mobile users' (not really)

You might have seen this story online. But all is not as it seems.

The story of how one Chinese city had created special lanes on pedestrian footpaths designated as 'mobile phone only' has been lighting up the internet today - but all is not as it seems.

According to multiple hastily-written reports, authorities in the sprawling south-eastern city of Chongqing had drawn white markings on a 50m stretch of pavement, with mobile phone users instructed to stick to a particular lane.