虚假：香港街边橙色垃圾桶位置与可吸烟范围无关
香港的相关条例将多个地点指定为“禁止吸烟区”，在禁止吸烟区抽烟即属违法，但条例中并未提及橙色垃圾桶及其位置。
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Author: Gaofei Zhao 赵高飞, Cherry Lai 黎芷欣 and Jodie Yang
False: Orange rubbish bins in Hong Kong do not indicate ‘the only smoking areas’
Hong Kong’s Smoking Ordinance designates various locations as “no-smoking areas,” but the regulation has nothing to do with the placement of orange litter containers.
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False: Kowloon Watch Co did not sarcastically ‘thank’ John Lee; Viral image is doctored
The original sign simply reads “closing down” in Chinese.
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Analysis: K-pop singers at Hanteo Music Awards most likely didn’t encounter a foul smell
Their hand gestures were taken out of context: Videos show two of them covering their faces while coughing; the other seemed to be reacting to the crowd jostling and quarrelling.
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虛假：網傳Hanteo音樂頒獎禮現場遺排泄物圖片實為改圖
原圖攝自2017年，而且未經模糊處理。據報道，圖中見到的是一團黑色長髮，在南韓一檔真人秀節目的演唱會中因為被人剪下而散落一地。
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False: Blurred image does not show feces on the floor at this year’s Hanteo Music Awards
The original image was taken in 2017 and not blurred. Reportedly, it shows black hair of an audience whose bun was cut during a reality show concert in South Korea.
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Analysis: Issues surrounding ‘100% lethal’ strain of coronavirus tested in Chinese lab
The preprint paper describing lab research was widely misinterpreted as an attempt to ‘create and test’ a deadly strain of COVID-19 virus. While many experts raised concerns over the safety level of the lab environment, the risk of the pangolin coronavirus appears to be less than what was initially reported and discussed.
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Analysis: Videos misleadingly link digital payment to China’s social credit system
These videos show opt-in “Buy Now, Pay Later” credit score features of digital wallet services. It has nothing to do with the social credit system implemented in some cities in China.
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虛假：習近平並未缺席「APEC第二場領導人合照」 網傳片段實屬另一會議
出席大合照的國家領袖均為「印太經濟框架」成員國，而中國並非其中一員。該框架會議與亞太經合組織非正式會議同期在美國舉行。
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False: Xi Jinping did not ‘skip’ the second photo op at APEC; it was only for IPEF member nations
The photo op was for the 14 member countries of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, of which China is not a member. The IPEF meeting was held on the sidelines of APEC.
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