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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虛假：網傳殘疾作家張海迪站立影片實為人工智能生成
影片的關鍵畫面，跟2012年新華社報道張海迪出席聯合國頒獎禮的新聞照片一致。影片極有可能是利用人工智能圖像轉影片模型生成製作。
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False: No recent data shows ‘half of Chinese men die before 68’
The viral figure cannot be traced to any official or credible source. The available census-based figure from 2020 shows the median ages at death for men are around 73.
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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
