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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annie lab
@HKU School of Future Media
Author: Audrey Ng, Justin Cheung 張晉庭 and Jasmine Cheung 張芯瑜
False: Photo of woman “leading a luxurious life in Afghanistan under US control” is old, showing a Pakistani businesswoman in Lahore
The woman is a Pakistani female entrepreneur, Aleena Raza. The photo was taken in 2014 in Lahore, Pakistan.
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虛假：奧運獎牌榜中國42金登頂截圖實遭篡改
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。
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False: Olympics medal table with China on top is neither official nor authentic
Misleading medal tables that show China with the most number of golds are doctored images.
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虛假：水災現鯨魚鱷魚網圖實非鄭州 部分經後製
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。
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虛假：新冠疫苗不會令人體有磁性
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。
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False: German scientist did not say vaccination caused the delta variant in a recent conference
Karl 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.
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False: A whale and crocodiles in floodwaters digitally added; images not taken in China, either
The photos and videos of flooded cities were taken in Mexico and Russia. The animals added in post-production are old images.
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誤導：港大民主牆抗議字句照片為舊圖 與學生會哀悼爭議無關
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。
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Misleading: Photos of HKU bulletin board with slogans of dissent were shot in 2016 and 2018, not after student body’s recent apology over controversial motion
The misleading Facebook and Weibo posts featured a collage of two old news photos taken from local news media outlets.
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