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COVID-19 誤導中文

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

7 July 20219 July 2021 0 min read

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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COVID-19 False

False: India’s ‘Health Ministry spokesperson’ did not die of COVID-19 vaccination

2 July 2021 2 min read

Subramanian Swaminathan is the director of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control at Gleneagles Global Hospitals, not a ministry spokesperson. He appeared in multiple interviews after he was vaccinated. The claim appears to originate from a deliberate mistranslation.

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COVID-19 Misleading

Misleading: This 2013 article refers to MERS, not COVID-19, and did not say coronaviruses are human-made

29 June 20219 July 2021 4 min read

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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COVID-19 虛假中文

虛假：蔡英文會見美國參議員下跪圖片實遭人篡改影片證站立發言

22 June 202125 June 2021 0 min read

原圖只拍攝到蔡英文大腿及以上的部分，跪下的雙腿來自另一張南韓國會照片，而從總統府發布的影片可見，蔡英文發言時正在站在地上。

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COVID-19 虛假中文

虛假：日揆短片字幕遭捏造以獎牌利誘印度不參與奧運屬虛構

21 June 202121 June 2021 0 min read

菅義偉演說影片中的中文字幕內容並非按原文翻譯，原片相關部分的內容與東京奧運會無關。

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Japanese Prime Minister Suga's speech with fabricated subtitles

COVID-19 False

False: Japanese prime minister did not say India will get medals for not coming to the Olympics

18 June 202127 July 2021 3 min read

The Chinese translation of Suga’s speech was fabricated. It has nothing to do with the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

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COVID-19 False

False: This photo is altered. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen did not kneel before US senators

18 June 202114 July 2021 5 min read

The image was manipulated to add Tsai Ing-wen’s lower legs. A video from the same scene shows her talking to the US senators while standing.

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Analysis COVID-19 False In-depth

Analysis: None of the eight claims about Fauci’s emails revealing COVID-19 ‘secrets’ is accurate

17 June 202115 July 2021 5 min read

A social media post claims Fauci’s emails show he had known lockdowns were unnecessary and that asymptomatic people could not spread COVID-19, but a review of the emails tells otherwise.

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COVID-19 Misleading

Misleading: This video does not show Mexican immigrants in “storage containers” in the US; it shows mobile homes at a quarantine site in China

12 April 202116 April 2021 2 min read

A tweet suggested the U.S. President Joe Biden has created what looks like “concentration camps” at the U.S.-Mexican border but the embedded video clip actually shows a COVID-19 quarantine site in Yunnan province, China.

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COVID-19 Explainer In-depth

Explainer: COVID-19 vaccines in Hong Kong

12 April 20216 July 2021 14 min read

As the vaccine rollout gathers momentum, confusion and misleading claims about the effectiveness, side effects and safety of different vaccines continue to abound.

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COVID-19 No evidence

No evidence: There is no proof that ivermectin prevents or cures COVID-19

15 March 202116 April 2021 4 min read

Peer-reviewed studies on ivermectin and the expert interviewed by Annie Lab indicate such claims have no scientific ground.

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COVID-19 分析深度報道中文

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 202115 July 2021 1 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 In-depth

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

28 February 202115 July 2021 5 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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