Misleading: Viral WEF clip does not show proposal to ‘monetize’ air or breathing
A guest speaker’s remarks, not WEF executive’s, on natural capital accounting were distorted in the viral post with a made-up quote.
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虚假：郑丽文在“中华民国”石碑前大笑合照为AI生成
经查，郑丽文当日到访南京市中山陵祭堂，距离石碑约两公里远，且石碑置于高柱上，访客正常情況下难以跟字样以齐平高度合照。
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Misleading: Viral video does not show scenes from recent earthquake in Japan
The four clips in the viral video all depict the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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Analysis: Viral video’s ‘human leg’ meat likely shows beef or other hoofed animal flesh
The Instagram user who shot the original clip says it is “a beef leg.” An anatomy expert says it has features typical of hoofed animals such as cows, sheep, goats, camels, or horses.
Analysis: Viral ‘broken-leg women’ video falsely links charity footage to fake ‘marriage custom’
Widely shared clips repurpose charity videos on rural poverty and disability, not marriage customs or domestic abuse
