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Author: Kriti Gandhi

Misleading 

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

18 August 202219 August 2022 2 min read

The video shows a military exercise called Valiant Shield in the South China Sea in 2020.

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COVID-19 虛假 中文 

虛假:復必泰供應範圍與猴痘病例並無關連

8 August 2022 0 min read

至截稿為止,今年已有88個國家已錄得猴痘案例,包括未獲供應復必泰的印度、俄羅斯及委內瑞拉。專家指猴痘與復必泰疫苗沒有關連。

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COVID-19 False 

False: Monkeypox has nothing to do with Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines

28 July 20228 August 2022 3 min read

Monkeypox has been reported in 77 countries including India, Russia, and Venezuela where the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is not available. Experts say there is no link between the two.

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Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: Video does not show celebrations after Italian PM’s resignation

25 July 202227 July 2022 3 min read

The first half of the video shows a 2021 mass protest in Rome against a vaccine pass mandate. The second half features a taxi drivers’ demonstration against a bill related to ride-hailing services.

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虛假 中文 

虛假:網傳日本主播報道安倍晉三死訊時微笑 實為改圖

19 July 202218 July 2022 0 min read

Annie Lab 找到的新聞錄影片段顯示兩位主播未曾微笑,而網傳圖片經過修圖軟件FaceApp後製。

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Fact check Misleading 

Analysis: Viral social media posts about Dutch farmers’ protests

15 July 202212 August 2022 6 min read

Annie Lab investigated two images used in misleading social media posts about the ongoing farmers’ protests in the Netherlands.

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False 

False: Images of ‘smiling’ newscasters announcing Shinzo Abe’s death are doctored

15 July 202223 August 2022 5 min read

Annie Lab obtained the videos of original broadcast and can confirm the two anchors were not smiling. The doctored images were created by a photo editing app for mobile devices called FaceApp.

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Misleading 

Misleading: Although CO2 facilitates plant growth, excessive amount could be harmful as well

13 July 20226 September 2022 4 min read

Experts say increased carbon dioxide impacts the natural ecosystem as a whole. The science of climate change has advanced since the 1920 experiment mentioned in the misleading tweet.

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