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Author: Purple Romero

Analysis COVID-19 In-depth 

Analysis: Experts say vaccines do not fuel COVID-19 variants or make humans more prone to infections

2 February 20232 February 2023 7 min read

A Wall Street Journal columnist misrepresented and neglected conclusions of scientific studies to support a hypothesis that repeated vaccinations could trigger rapid virus mutation.

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COVID-19 Misleading 

Misleading: Japanese study on mask hygiene does not support dropping mask mandate

25 January 202326 January 2023 3 min read

The 2022 study by researchers at an Osaka-based university actually recommends the hygienic use of masks and cautions people, especially those with immune issues, against repeated use of the same masks to avoid potentially pathogenic microbes that can grow on the surface.

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Misleading 

Misleading: Liaison Office photo was taken months before Jiang Zemin’s death

5 December 20225 December 2022 3 min read

The viral photo is a screen capture of a TV news report in April. Many people in Hong Kong also lined up and offered flowers to the deceased former Chinese president outside the Liaison Office on Dec. 1.

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虛假 中文 

虛假:網傳環台軍演後現大量死魚 實為2021年舊片段

11 August 2022 0 min read

該影片攝於2021年的廣東省惠州市雙月灣,與佩洛西訪台後的解放軍軍事演習無關。

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False 

False: Video shows dead fish found in Huizhou in 2021, not in Taiwan after China’s military drills

8 August 202226 August 2022 2 min read

The fish kill reportedly took place at Shuangyue Bay in Guangdong in November 2021. It has nothing to do with the recent Chinese military exercise near Taiwan.

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Claim that Ukrainian President Zelenskky admitted to using cocaine in an interview
Fact check False 

False: Zelenskyy did not say he uses cocaine in this interview

26 April 2022 2 min read

The video was doctored with stitched video frames and spliced audio track. In the original video of the full interview, he said he doesn’t use drugs but he is into coffee and gets his energy from daily exercise.

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Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: WHO asked Ukraine to destroy pathogens in public health labs, not bioweapons

21 March 20226 April 2022 4 min read

WHO routinely collaborates with member states on the safety and security of labs. Bioweapon allegations have been debunked by scientists.

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誤導 中文 

誤導:網傳志願軍抵烏援助影片 實為多國海上演習

8 March 202218 August 2022 0 min read

影片顯示的是2019年在巴西舉行的UNITAS海上軍事演習。

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Misleading 

Misleading: Video shows naval forces exercise in Brazil, not volunteer-soldiers in Ukraine

4 March 20228 March 2022 2 min read

The video shows participants in Operation UNITAS LX, a multinational maritime exercise hosted by Brazil in 2019.

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COVID-19 Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: People handcuffed outside hospital are suspected illegal immigrants

18 February 20224 June 2022 2 min read

The police told Annie Lab that seven men and 15 women were taken to the Pok Oi Hospital for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing recently.

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Misleading 

Misleading: Marcos Jr. was not the only contender wearing an earpiece

28 January 20227 March 2022 3 min read

All members of the panel were using earpieces to hear the audio.

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虛假 中文 

虛假:男子拳打香蕉樹、被大浪沖走片段去年攝於印尼 與湯加海嘯無關

26 January 202226 January 2022 0 min read

這段2021年12月上載的影片,記錄了印尼廖內省坎帕河經常出現的湧潮。

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False 

False: Video of man punching banana tree was filmed in Indonesia last year, not Tonga in 2022

18 January 20225 March 2022 3 min read

The video was posted in December 2021 and shows the tidal bore in Kampar river in Indonesia.

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False 

False: This photo of alleged Myanmar ‘tank woman’ is digitally manipulated

18 February 202116 April 2021 3 min read

The image is a composite of two unrelated photos taken at different times and locations.

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False 

False: DOJ did not argue National Security Law has no presumption of innocence

3 January 202116 April 2021 5 min read

In the hearing on Jimmy Lai’s bail, the prosecutor reportedly argued the principle of granting bail under the national security law should be different.

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Misleading 

Misleading: This video does not show Hong Kongers being transported to “re-education camps”

18 December 202016 April 2021 5 min read

It shows supporters of jailed activists Joshua Wong and two others bidding farewell when the trio left court after sentencing, not being sent to re-education camps.

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虛假 中文 

虛假:影片中被丟棄的並非美國大選投給特朗普的郵寄選票 而是過期雞肉

23 November 202016 April 2021 2 min read

片中所見的是沙特阿拉伯2016年丟棄過期雞肉事件,和美國大選郵寄選票沒有任何關係。

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