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Analysis: An array of misinformation about earthquakes in Turkey
Analysis False Misleading 

Analysis: An array of misinformation about earthquakes in Turkey

24 March 2023 8 min read

Latest fact checks

分析:网传中国今年1月向乌克兰捐赠50辆救护车 实为5年前旧图
分析 中文 

分析:网传中国今年1月向乌克兰捐赠50辆救护车 实为5年前旧图

22 March 2023 0 min read

近日有网络自媒体文章声称中国于今年一月向乌克兰捐赠50辆救护车,但配图为5年前中国援乌照片。Annie Lab并未发现俄乌战争爆发一年以来中方向乌方作同类捐赠的记录。

Explainer: China’s new law does not make everyone above 18 a military reserve
Explainer 

Explainer: China’s new law does not make everyone above 18 a military reserve

21 March 202324 March 2023 3 min read
misleading
Misleading 

Misleading: Photo does not show unidentified flying object reportedly spotted in China

20 March 202320 March 2023 2 min read
Verified: People held white paper at human rights rally in Australia to support Chinese protesters
Verified 

Verified: People held white paper at human rights rally in Australia to support Chinese protesters

14 March 2023 3 min read
Analysis: There is no record of China donating 50 ambulances to Ukraine in January
Analysis In-depth 

Analysis: There is no record of China donating 50 ambulances to Ukraine in January

2 March 202322 March 2023 3 min read

中文 (繁/简)

誤導:網傳武漢醫保抗議影片 實為河南元宵煙花晚會民眾聚集
誤導 中文 

誤導:網傳武漢醫保抗議影片 實為河南元宵煙花晚會民眾聚集

1 March 2023 0 min read

Annie Lab 發現一名微信用戶於河南省洛陽市偃師區拍下涉事片段。據拍攝者所述,片段中大量民眾聚集在有利位置以觀看元宵節煙花表演,與武漢醫保改革示威遊行無關。

误导:网传中国公厕有人看管的照片为旧图 与近期公厕抗议字句无关
誤導 中文 

误导:网传中国公厕有人看管的照片为旧图 与近期公厕抗议字句无关

21 December 2022 0 min read
誤導:媒體報道廣州封控示威誤用2017年清遠衝突短片
COVID-19 誤導 中文 

誤導:媒體報道廣州封控示威誤用2017年清遠衝突短片

16 November 2022 1 min read
虚假:网传伊朗女性剪发制旗帜 实为比利时艺术家2014年作品
虛假 中文 

虚假:网传伊朗女性剪发制旗帜 实为比利时艺术家2014年作品

24 October 2022 0 min read
误导:网传中国因出现“新冠阳性病例”致多人逃窜视频 实摄于美国嘉年华
COVID-19 誤導 中文 

误导:网传中国因出现“新冠阳性病例”致多人逃窜视频 实摄于美国嘉年华

17 October 202217 October 2022 0 min read
虛假:叢林毆打女子網片與柬埔寨求職騙案無關
虛假 中文 

虛假:叢林毆打女子網片與柬埔寨求職騙案無關

25 August 2022 0 min read
False claimed tweets compilation
虛假 中文 

虛假:中俄士兵合照攝於2014年約旦比武 與俄烏戰事無關

25 August 202223 August 2022 0 min read
虛假:網圖稱紋身台女遭詐騙遇害 實為2019年泰國謀殺案舊照
虛假 中文 

虛假:網圖稱紋身台女遭詐騙遇害 實為2019年泰國謀殺案舊照

24 August 2022 0 min read

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Misleading: South Korean rocket mistaken for UFO in Poland
Misleading 

Misleading: South Korean rocket mistaken for UFO in Poland

2 March 20233 March 2023 2 min read

Misleading social media posts claiming a UFO was spotted and shot down by Polish Air Force came with a video that showed a South Korean rocket test in December 2022.

Misleading: Fireworks spectators’ video falsely linked to Wuhan protest and Turkey earthquake
Misleading 

Misleading: Fireworks spectators’ video falsely linked to Wuhan protest and Turkey earthquake

23 February 20231 March 2023 3 min read
Analysis: Experts say vaccines do not fuel COVID-19 variants or make humans more prone to infections
Analysis COVID-19 In-depth 

Analysis: Experts say vaccines do not fuel COVID-19 variants or make humans more prone to infections

2 February 20232 February 2023 7 min read
Misleading: Japanese study on mask hygiene does not support dropping mask mandate
COVID-19 Misleading 

Misleading: Japanese study on mask hygiene does not support dropping mask mandate

25 January 202326 January 2023 3 min read
False: This Tiananmen Square video does not show China’s COVID-19 protests
False 

False: This Tiananmen Square video does not show China’s COVID-19 protests

10 January 202311 January 2023 4 min read
Misleading: These images of street sign and police are not related to China’s COVID-19 protests
Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: These images of street sign and police are not related to China’s COVID-19 protests

28 December 202228 December 2022 4 min read
Misleading: Group singing of ‘The Internationale’ was performed in 2021 as celebration, not protest
Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: Group singing of ‘The Internationale’ was performed in 2021 as celebration, not protest

8 December 2022 1 min read
Misleading: Liaison Office photo was taken months before Jiang Zemin’s death
Misleading 

Misleading: Liaison Office photo was taken months before Jiang Zemin’s death

5 December 20225 December 2022 3 min read

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Analysis: Different titles used for Chinese Navy staff Wu Tong (吴桐)
Analysis 

Analysis: Different titles used for Chinese Navy staff Wu Tong (吴桐)

12 August 202226 August 2022 4 min read

Our investigation shows it is not uncommon for Chinese military personnel to act as reporters or commentators at military-related events and programs. Record says Wu has been working for the Navy for more than a decade.

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.

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

Annie Lab looks into the supposed ‘evidence’ mentioned in a tweet that claims that the safety of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was determined based on lab tests on pregnant rats, not humans.

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.

Archive

Misleading: Video shows Chengdu Marathon, not people taking PCR tests in China
COVID-19 Misleading 

Misleading: Video shows Chengdu Marathon, not people taking PCR tests in China

20221101_elonmuskdouyin_1
False 

False: Elon Musk’s ‘buying TikTok’ tweet was created by modifying HTML

Misleading: Video shows Yiwu market in Shenzhen, not Zhejiang’s world’s largest wholesale market
Misleading 

Misleading: Video shows Yiwu market in Shenzhen, not Zhejiang’s world’s largest wholesale market

Misleading: Image of peacocks wrapped in cardboard has nothing to do with COVID-19 test
COVID-19 Misleading 

Misleading: Image of peacocks wrapped in cardboard has nothing to do with COVID-19 test

Misleading: Kids spacesuit is for celebrating China’s space mission, not for preventing COVID-19
COVID-19 Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: Kids spacesuit is for celebrating China’s space mission, not for preventing COVID-19

False: This video shows fire in Daegu, not near Halloween crowd crush at Itaewon in Seoul
Fact check False 

False: This video shows fire in Daegu, not near Halloween crowd crush at Itaewon in Seoul

Misleading: This ‘eerie’ video does not show people following China’s strict COVID rules
COVID-19 Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: This ‘eerie’ video does not show people following China’s strict COVID rules

Misleading: This photo has nothing to do with protest messages in China’s public bathrooms
Misleading 

Misleading: This photo has nothing to do with protest messages in China’s public bathrooms

Misleading: Media’s Guangzhou protest coverage includes old video from 2017
Misleading 

Misleading: Media’s Guangzhou protest coverage includes old video from 2017

False: Video shows fire in Hebei, not Beijing’s Xizhimen Hotel
Fact check Misleading 

False: Video shows fire in Hebei, not Beijing’s Xizhimen Hotel

False: This image of Greta Thunberg’s ‘weight gain’ is also doctored
False 

False: This image of Greta Thunberg’s ‘weight gain’ is also doctored

False: This video was not shot in Iran; it shows old protest footage in Ukraine and Hong Kong
False 

False: This video was not shot in Iran; it shows old protest footage in Ukraine and Hong Kong

False: This video shows ongoing protests in Iran, not celebrations over Khamenei’s ‘death’
False 

False: This video shows ongoing protests in Iran, not celebrations over Khamenei’s ‘death’

Misleading: Anti-Chinese government banner was hung in Los Angeles, not in Guangzhou
Misleading 

Misleading: Anti-Chinese government banner was hung in Los Angeles, not in Guangzhou

False: Photo shows two US aircraft carriers; neither is China’s Fujian warship
Fact check False 

False: Photo shows two US aircraft carriers; neither is China’s Fujian warship

False: This marching soldier has nothing to do with Putin’s call-up of reservists
False 

False: This marching soldier has nothing to do with Putin’s call-up of reservists

Misleading: Protest in Chongqing happened last year over parking fees, not last month over social restrictions
Misleading 

Misleading: Protest in Chongqing happened last year over parking fees, not last month over social restrictions

Misleading: This dark building is not where victims of fatal Guizhou bus accident lived
COVID-19 Misleading 

Misleading: This dark building is not where victims of fatal Guizhou bus accident lived

Misleading: Graduation video is manipulated. It does not show a speech at Peking University
Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: Graduation video is manipulated. It does not show a speech at Peking University

Misleading: ‘Reckless’ police car in China was driven by intoxicated man, not duty officer
Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: ‘Reckless’ police car in China was driven by intoxicated man, not duty officer

Misleading: Video shows panic at a US county fair, not COVID-19 scare in China
COVID-19 Misleading 

Misleading: Video shows panic at a US county fair, not COVID-19 scare in China

False: Flag made of hair is a 2014 artwork, not a protest sign by Iranian women
Fact check False 

False: Flag made of hair is a 2014 artwork, not a protest sign by Iranian women

虛假:日本並未因導彈入專屬經濟區警告中國「不道歉視同宣戰」
虛假 中文 

虛假:日本並未因導彈入專屬經濟區警告中國「不道歉視同宣戰」

False: Video of violence against woman is unrelated to human trafficking in Cambodia
False 

False: Video of violence against woman is unrelated to human trafficking in Cambodia

False: Photo shows a Thai woman killed in 2019, not a Taiwanese victim of human trafficking
False 

False: Photo shows a Thai woman killed in 2019, not a Taiwanese victim of human trafficking

誤導:佩洛西訪台及環台軍演後 中國並未更新國家地圖
誤導 中文 

誤導:佩洛西訪台及環台軍演後 中國並未更新國家地圖

分析:中國軍人的多重職能—海南艦班長吳桐
分析 深度報道 中文 

分析:中國軍人的多重職能—海南艦班長吳桐

Misleading: Video shows 2020 US Navy expedition, not Pelosi being escorted to Taiwan
Misleading 

Misleading: Video shows 2020 US Navy expedition, not Pelosi being escorted to Taiwan

Misleading: China did not update the national map after Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
Misleading 

Misleading: China did not update the national map after Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

False: Japan did not warn China of retaliation over missile landing
False 

False: Japan did not warn China of retaliation over missile landing

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