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Author: Zeerak Khurram

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Analysis: An old news photo from 2019 Hong Kong protests circulates in Myanmar with the same false claim

13 April 202116 April 2021 Zeerak Khurram air gun, China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Protests 2019, Myanmar, Myanmar Coup 5 min read

Annie Lab’s analysis shows that the picture in question shows a protester with an air gun, not an armed undercover Hong Kong police officer instigating violence.

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分析:對林鄭月娥接種的疫苗有疑問?直播片段證針筒從科興包裝玻璃瓶取疫苗

10 March 202116 April 2021 Zeerak Khurram, Xinyi LI and Robin Hibberd COVID-19, 疫苗, 科興, 林鄭月娥 0 min read

Annie Lab根據直播截圖和網上圖片的分析顯示,林鄭月娥接種的疫苗是從內地科興疫苗的玻璃瓶中抽取,而非如謠言猜測般接種了歐洲藥廠生產的疫苗。

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Analysis COVID-19 

Analysis: Questions about Carrie Lam’s jab? Syringe was filled from a Sinovac vial

28 February 202116 April 2021 Zeerak Khurram and Robin Hibberd Carrie Lam, COVID-19, Hong Kong, sinovac, vaccine 4 min read

Annie Lab’s visual analysis shows the syringe used to inoculate the Chief Executive was filled from a Sinovac vial. It was not a prefilled syringe made by a European manufacturer as the rumor implies.

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Misleading 

Misleading: Two pictures in this collage show protesters in Turkey, not Myanmar

19 February 202116 April 2021 Zeerak Khurram and Robin Hibberd Myanmar, Myanmar Coup, protest, Turkey, water cannon 4 min read

While some images show the scenes from the ongoing protests in Myanmar, others are old photos taken in Turkey in 2011 and 2013.

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