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誤導:網傳約翰遜出訪皮鞋破損 實為訪甘地故居隨俗脫鞋
誤導 中文 

誤導:網傳約翰遜出訪皮鞋破損 實為訪甘地故居隨俗脫鞋

28 June 2022 0 min read

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虛假:19歲唐山打人事件受害者大頭照 實為挪用博主照片
虛假 中文 

虛假:19歲唐山打人事件受害者大頭照 實為挪用博主照片

28 June 2022 0 min read

經查證,照片是由一名內地博主2019年上載至小紅書。她發文表示被盜用圖片,並否認自己是唐山打人事件中的受害人。

Misleading: Boris Johnson took off his shoes out of respect, not because they are broken
Misleading 

Misleading: Boris Johnson took off his shoes out of respect, not because they are broken

27 June 202228 June 2022 2 min read
False: This headshot does not show a ‘19-year-old’ Tangshan victim
False 

False: This headshot does not show a ‘19-year-old’ Tangshan victim

25 June 202228 June 2022 2 min read
虛假:網傳抗疫人員嚎哭擺拍造假 實為抗疫劇拍攝花絮
COVID-19 虛假 中文 

虛假:網傳抗疫人員嚎哭擺拍造假 實為抗疫劇拍攝花絮

23 June 2022 0 min read
False: This video in China shows anti-pandemic drama, not a staged ‘fake’ tragedy
COVID-19 False 

False: This video in China shows anti-pandemic drama, not a staged ‘fake’ tragedy

21 June 202223 June 2022 4 min read

中文 (繁/简)View more

虛假:死刑公審大會影片攝於緬甸 而非中國
虛假 中文 

虛假:死刑公審大會影片攝於緬甸 而非中國

10 June 2022 0 min read

影片中所展示的「死刑犯公審大會」發生在緬甸佤邦管轄下的南鄧特區,漢語為當地官方語言之一。

誤導:網傳志願軍抵烏援助影片 實為多國海上演習
誤導 中文 

誤導:網傳志願軍抵烏援助影片 實為多國海上演習

8 March 202216 March 2022 0 min read
虛假:男子拳打香蕉樹、被大浪沖走片段去年攝於印尼 與湯加海嘯無關
虛假 中文 

虛假:男子拳打香蕉樹、被大浪沖走片段去年攝於印尼 與湯加海嘯無關

26 January 202226 January 2022 0 min read
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虛假 中文 

虚假:”共产党抗击了99%侵华日军”报章标题属篡改

19 October 2021 0 min read

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Explainer: What we know about masking and Monkeypox prevention
Explainer 

Explainer: What we know about masking and Monkeypox prevention

21 June 202221 June 2022 4 min read

Annie Lab looks into the science behind mask wearing and the possibility of airborne transmission of the monkeypox virus.

誤導:網傳圍毆影片與唐山燒烤店打人事件無關 實為2021年舊片段
誤導 

誤導:網傳圍毆影片與唐山燒烤店打人事件無關 實為2021年舊片段

17 June 202217 June 2022 0 min read
Analysis: Misleading claims about Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine safety for pregnancy
Analysis COVID-19 Misleading 

Analysis: Misleading claims about Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine safety for pregnancy

16 June 202220 June 2022 4 min read
Misleading: Video shows violent dispute in Guangdong, not recent assault in Tangshan
Misleading 

Misleading: Video shows violent dispute in Guangdong, not recent assault in Tangshan

14 June 202217 June 2022 2 min read

In-DepthView more

Investigation: Misleading claims about masks and vaccines in Hong Kong’s 5th wave
COVID-19 In-depth Investigation Misleading 

Investigation: Misleading claims about masks and vaccines in Hong Kong’s 5th wave

25 May 202225 May 2022 12 min read

Annie Lab looks into an article about Hong Kong’s COVID-19 fifth wave published by a known anti-vaccine website in the United States.

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COVID-19 False In-depth Investigation 

False: COVID-19 vaccines did not kill 29,939 people in Europe

7 January 20222 March 2022 5 min read

There is no established causal relationship between these deaths and vaccination.

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Investigation 

Investigation: Misleading blog in Germany fuels global climate change misinformation

5 January 2022 12 min read

The website downplays human influence on climate change through false interpretation of data from scientific research.

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Misleading: This 2013 article refers to MERS, not COVID-19, and did not say coronaviruses are human-made
COVID-19 Misleading 

Misleading: This 2013 article refers to MERS, not COVID-19, and did not say coronaviruses are human-made

29 June 20219 July 2021 4 min read
Misleading: This map does not show 5 million Wuhan residents flying out before the lockdown
COVID-19 Misleading 

Misleading: This map does not show 5 million Wuhan residents flying out before the lockdown

14 February 202016 June 2022 2 min read

Archive

False: Video of public death penalty trial shows Myanmar, not China
False 

False: Video of public death penalty trial shows Myanmar, not China

Misleading: Pope Francis was not holding a Ukrainian flag with Nazi symbol
Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: Pope Francis was not holding a Ukrainian flag with Nazi symbol

Claim that Ukrainian President Zelenskky admitted to using cocaine in an interview
Fact check False 

False: Zelenskyy did not say he uses cocaine in this interview

claim that ukrainian citizen interrupted news broadcast to protest Zelenskyy is false
Fact check False 

False: Woman protesting against Zelenskyy on Ukrainian TV is a digital mashup

Misleading: Photo in Malaysia was used to illustrate Swatch craze in Hong Kong
Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: Photo in Malaysia was used to illustrate Swatch craze in Hong Kong

Misleading: ‘Shirtless Putin on a panda’ image was not used by the Economist
Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: ‘Shirtless Putin on a panda’ image was not used by the Economist

Misleading: WHO asked Ukraine to destroy pathogens in public health labs, not bioweapons
Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: WHO asked Ukraine to destroy pathogens in public health labs, not bioweapons

Misleading: This video shows a climate protest, not corpses in Ukraine
Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: This video shows a climate protest, not corpses in Ukraine

False: Putin was not holding a picture of the late King Bhumibol of Thailand
Fact check False 

False: Putin was not holding a picture of the late King Bhumibol of Thailand

Misleading: Video shows naval forces exercise in Brazil, not volunteer-soldiers in Ukraine
Misleading 

Misleading: Video shows naval forces exercise in Brazil, not volunteer-soldiers in Ukraine

Misleading: Photo of dog disposal not related to Beijing Olympics
Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: Photo of dog disposal not related to Beijing Olympics

Misleading: Video shows missile drill in China; not Russian attack on Ukraine
Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: Video shows missile drill in China; not Russian attack on Ukraine

Misleading: People handcuffed outside hospital are suspected illegal immigrants
COVID-19 Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: People handcuffed outside hospital are suspected illegal immigrants

Misleading: Marcos Jr. was not the only contender wearing an earpiece
Misleading 

Misleading: Marcos Jr. was not the only contender wearing an earpiece

False: Video of man punching banana tree was filmed in Indonesia last year, not Tonga in 2022
False 

False: Video of man punching banana tree was filmed in Indonesia last year, not Tonga in 2022

False: This video does not show China using livestock transport trucks to move people to quarantine
COVID-19 False 

False: This video does not show China using livestock transport trucks to move people to quarantine

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