Analysis: Social media posts about Afghanistan — From False to Verified
In this article, Annie Lab delves into three unverified social media content about Afghanistan in turmoil
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In this article, Annie Lab delves into three unverified social media content about Afghanistan in turmoil
ReadThe woman is a Pakistani female entrepreneur, Aleena Raza. The photo was taken in 2014 in Lahore, Pakistan.
Read網傳有內地網站把香港和中華台北隊的奧運金牌計入中國隊數目,令中國登上獎牌榜第一名,但有關截圖曾遭人修改,並非官方網站顯示的排名。
ReadMisleading medal tables that show China with the most number of golds are doctored images.
Read帖文圖片分別攝於墨西哥、俄羅斯和菲律賓。鯨魚躍出水面的組圖來自一個視覺效果作品;另外一幅鱷魚在積水中出沒的圖片,亦是網民後製而成。
Read網上流傳接種新冠疫苗後會令人體有磁性,但專家澄清不會發生這個情況。
ReadKarl Lauterbach, a German epidemiologist and also a politician, did not make any statement that links inoculation to the origins of the delta variant in a COVID-19 conference on June 21.
ReadThe photos and videos of flooded cities were taken in Mexico and Russia. The animals added in post-production are old images.
Read這張在Facebook和微博流傳的圖片,實由兩張數年前的舊新聞照片合拼而成,和港大學生會近日事件無關。
ReadThe misleading Facebook and Weibo posts featured a collage of two old news photos taken from local news media outlets.
ReadOnline posts claimed the Chinese Communist Party started “brainwashing” kids in Hong Kong recently, backed with a video of kindergarten pupils in a flag-raising ceremony. However, it was produced in 2015, according to a media interview with the kindergarten principal.
Read多個報道及影片顯示航天員的雙腳套入腳限位器,令他們能於太空站保持站立姿勢。
ReadMultiple news reports and videos show their legs are attached to foot restraints to keep them in upright position.
ReadGround-glass opacity is a common manifestation of lung injury. It does not imply any link between COVID-19 and vaping disease.
Read原圖只拍攝到蔡英文大腿及以上的部分,跪下的雙腿來自另一張南韓國會照片,而從總統府發布的影片可見,蔡英文發言時正在站在地上。
Read菅義偉演說影片中的中文字幕內容並非按原文翻譯,原片相關部分的內容與東京奧運會無關。
ReadThe Chinese translation of Suga’s speech was fabricated. It has nothing to do with the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
ReadThe image was manipulated to add Tsai Ing-wen’s lower legs. A video from the same scene shows her talking to the US senators while standing.
ReadA social media post claims Fauci’s emails show he had known lockdowns were unnecessary and that asymptomatic people could not spread COVID-19, but a review of the emails tells otherwise.
Read圖片合集中的圖片皆在2016年拍攝,響應一個演藝界發起的活動,支持在香港牛頭角大火中救援的消防員。
Read多個社交媒體的帖文暗指瑞典「環保少女」通貝里體重上升,但有關圖片曾被篡改,令她的臉和下巴看起來較真實照片圓潤。
ReadMultiple social media posts imply Swedish climate activist Thunberg has gained weight. However, they are digitally manipulated. Her face appears much smaller in the original photos.
ReadAs the vaccine rollout gathers momentum, confusion and misleading claims about the effectiveness, side effects and safety of different vaccines continue to abound.
ReadAll images in the collage were taken in 2016 after a fire killed two firefighters in Ngau Tau Kok in Hong Kong as part of a social media campaign to show support for local firefighters.
ReadPhotos in the tweet are either old news photos or stock photos. None of the photos was taken in Myanmar or related to the ongoing protests.
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