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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Author: Gigi Tang 鄧曉賢 and Audrey Ng
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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Investigation: A group of doctors spreading misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccines
Annie Lab looks into an anti-vaccine group that has frequently disseminated misinformation about COVID-19 since February.
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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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Misleading: This video of Hong Kong kindergarteners conducting Chinese flag-raising ceremony was filmed years ago
Online 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.
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False: These CT images of lungs do not link vaping disease to COVID-19
Ground-glass opacity is a common manifestation of lung injury. It does not imply any link between COVID-19 and vaping disease.
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誤導：網引新冠病毒2013年舊報道 實指中東呼吸綜合症 未提病毒為人造
一篇社交網站帖文引述一篇2013年內地媒體報道，暗指現時肆虐全球的新型肺炎病毒為人工製造。經查證相關報道詳細內容，證實帖子所言有歪曲事實之嫌。
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Misleading: This 2013 article refers to MERS, not COVID-19, and did not say coronaviruses are human-made
The 2013 article has nothing to do with the current COVID-19 pandemic. The study mentioned in the story does not conclude coronaviruses can be human-made.
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誤導：台山核電站事件後本港輻射水平未見急升 仍處安全水平
香港近日的輻射水平維持平穩。有專家表示香港和福島的輻射水平都在安全範圍之內，比較兩地讀數並無意義。
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Misleading: Hong Kong’s radiation levels neither exceeded safety limits nor increased drastically after issues reported at Taishan nuclear plant
The radiation levels remained consistent. A nuclear expert says a comparison with Fukushima is pointless as readings are ‘well within the safety limit’.
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