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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

Latest fact checks

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

27 April 202227 April 2022 3 min read

The flag shows the symbol of the uprising in Kyiv in 2014 known as the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine.

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

26 April 2022 2 min read
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

1 April 20227 April 2022 3 min read
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

31 March 202231 March 2022 3 min read
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

25 March 202228 March 2022 3 min read

中文 (繁/简)View more

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

影片顯示的是2019年在巴西舉行的UNITAS海上軍事演習。

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
Feature photo with a label
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
誤導:網傳阿富汗人擠登機梯逃難實為創作短片截圖 與喀布爾無關
誤導 中文 

誤導:網傳阿富汗人擠登機梯逃難實為創作短片截圖 與喀布爾無關

19 August 2021 0 min read

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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

21 March 20226 April 2022 4 min read

WHO routinely collaborates with member states on the safety and security of labs. Bioweapon allegations have been debunked by scientists.

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

7 March 2022 3 min read
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

4 March 20225 March 2022 2 min read
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

4 March 20228 March 2022 2 min read

In-DepthView more

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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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Analysis COVID-19 In-depth 

Analysis: This quote does not indicate US authorities have not evaluated vaccine’s long-term effects on kids before approval

15 November 2021 7 min read

The seven-second clip, which was pulled from an eight-hour deliberation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel on the safety of vaccine usage in children aged 5-11, was devoid of context.

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False: 60 percent of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the UK did not develop serious or critical conditions ‘due to vaccination’
COVID-19 False 

False: 60 percent of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the UK did not develop serious or critical conditions ‘due to vaccination’

12 August 202122 August 2021 3 min read
No evidence for ‘autoimmune diseases caused by COVID-19 vaccination’
COVID-19 No evidence 

No evidence for ‘autoimmune diseases caused by COVID-19 vaccination’

17 August 2021 2 min read

Archive

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

False: This video does not show Hong Kongers singing a patriotic song in a mall on National Day
False 

False: This video does not show Hong Kongers singing a patriotic song in a mall on National Day

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COVID-19 Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: This discussion on ‘China’s plot to weaken US troops with vaccines’ is not organized by the Communist Party but by US website

Screenshot of the Reddit post and the manipulated image
Fact check False 

False: Image of white man with ‘Black Lives Matter’ flag standing on the back of two Black people is digitally manipulated

False: This video does not show Chinese police ‘kidnapping’ a Uyghur girl in Xinjiang
Fact check False 

False: This video does not show Chinese police ‘kidnapping’ a Uyghur girl in Xinjiang

Just in case: ‘Vaccination robot’ in this video is 3D computer graphics :)
COVID-19 Fact check Just in case 

Just in case: ‘Vaccination robot’ in this video is 3D computer graphics :)

False: This vulgar message targeting Biden in US stadium is digitally altered
False 

False: This vulgar message targeting Biden in US stadium is digitally altered

False: ‘Falling dust,’ mobile phones and haircut do not prove Chinese astronauts are not in space
Fact check False 

False: ‘Falling dust,’ mobile phones and haircut do not prove Chinese astronauts are not in space

Screenshot of the tweet and the manipulated image
Fact check False 

False: Image of US Army general receiving a Huawei phone from a Chinese general is manipulated

False: This video does not show ‘disguised suicide’ in China; it shows a man falling off a building in Russia
False 

False: This video does not show ‘disguised suicide’ in China; it shows a man falling off a building in Russia

False: This video does not show a man vandalizing ‘vaccine passport verification’ machines
COVID-19 Fact check False 

False: This video does not show a man vandalizing ‘vaccine passport verification’ machines

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