Misleading: Video of machete-wielding man hit by car was taken in Brazil, not China
The road fight took place two years ago in Macapá, a city in Brazil.
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@HKU School of Future Media
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Misleading: US chemical warehouse fire misidentified as biohazard on Chinese internet
Although chemical plant fires can pose significant health and environmental risks, the storehouse in the U.S. state of Georgia did not carry biological substances.
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False: Viral ‘flying dog’ image from Typhoon Yagi was digitally manipulated
Many media outlets were misled by the doctored photo. Annie Lab discovered that the ‘flying dog’ silhouette image is at least eight years old.
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虚假：网传中国乒乓球金牌得主陈梦赛后采访批评观众 字幕实为虚构捏造
陈梦在采访中谈及在巴黎奥运女子单打乒乓球比赛中夺冠的喜悦。她既没有如虚构字幕内容一般批评观众，也没有批评中国乒乓球协会主席刘国梁。
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No evidence suggests French or Russian media used the alternative Olympic medal table
Our investigation shows the earliest appearance of the altered table that placed China at the top was posted on Weibo soon after the U.S. won the last gold medal in women’s basketball.
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False: Video showing a White woman singing in Chinese at Paris Olympics is doctored
An unrelated Chinese song was added to a video of Taylor Swift’s concert. The clip showing the audience waving Chinese flags was taken from last year’s Asian Games.
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調查：中文網絡上針對美國佔屋問題的不實說法
專家表示，美國關於擅自佔屋的法律很複雜，各州的法律也有所不同，但沒有州份容許佔屋者非法佔用物業30天後便獲得業權。
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False: Image showing subtitles of table tennis gold medalist Chen Meng’s interview is fabricated
In the actual interview, Chen Meng expressed her joy in winning the gold medal. She neither criticized the audience nor Liu Guoliang, head of the country’s Table Tennis Association, as suggested by the falsified subtitles.
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Misleading: Images of Chinese gymnast Su do not show him snubbed by teammates
Our video analysis indicates the screenshot was taken one minute after the gymnast next to Su left to prepare for his routine. His teammates did not leave Su alone for the rest of the competition.
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Misleading: This AI dance video is not a promo for US women’s volleyball team for the Olympics
The short video was created with AI software. The US governing body confirmed that “USA Volleyball was not involved” in the creation of the dancing clip.
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