False: Viral video of bridge collapse in Jiangsu province likely AI-generated
The viral footage was likely generated from a photo taken during the bridge’s construction. It does not depict the real incident.
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誤導：網傳「港話通」人工智能對話片段 實為字節跳動工具「豆包」
網傳影片所示的聊天機械人跟香港政府資助開發的人工智能產品「港話通」無關。該聊天機械人在網傳影片發布約兩個月後才正式開放公測。
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Explainer: Pet ID cards in HK aren’t official but fun; We got our own, too
Hong Kong doesn’t actually issue official identity cards for pets; the card images circulating online for years show novelty items. Annie Lab reporters ordered two such “pet IDs” to compare the process.
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六年回顧：Annie Lab事實查核報告分析
正值Annie Lab成立六周年之際，我們檢視成立至今的事實查核報告，並回顧學生記者迄今打擊不實資訊的成果。
Six years on: Our stories so far
This year marks the sixth anniversary of our fact-checking newsroom. We analyzed our reports and reflected on the students’ work so far.
Announcement: Three-month suspension of our daily fact-checking operation
We will temporarily suspend our fact-checking operations from July to September 2025 to relocate our newsroom and restructure our project.
Analysis: No evidence supports viral story of US soldier’s assault in South Korea
Chinese social media posts claim a U.S. soldier recently live-streamed himself attacking South Koreans to gain followers on Xiaohongshu (RedNote). However, there is no evidence of such an incident; some screenshots were taken from news reports in 2022.
