Misleading: This Chongqing factory protest video was taken last year
The old clip was shared widely in February as a new video. Annie Lab found no evidence of another protest in February this year.
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False: This drone show video celebrating Lunar New Year in Singapore was manipulated
While Singapore had drone shows during the Lunar New Year celebrations last month, the dragon in the video was digitally added from a clip showing last year’s Dragon Boat Festival drone show in Shenzhen.
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誤導：網傳2月新疆沙塵暴影片實為去年片段
有新聞媒體和網民誤用了去年的影片來報道今年2月在新疆發生的特大沙塵暴。經查，相關網傳影片早在去年7月已在網上流傳，而當時新疆同樣受嚴重沙塵暴吹襲。
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Analysis: K-pop singers at Hanteo Music Awards most likely didn’t encounter a foul smell
Their hand gestures were taken out of context: Videos show two of them covering their faces while coughing; the other seemed to be reacting to the crowd jostling and quarrelling.
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Misleading: These dramatic videos show last year’s sandstorm in Xinjiang
A couple of dated footage was used by some news media outlets as a recent event when they reported on the sandstorm in mid-February this year.
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虛假：網傳Hanteo音樂頒獎禮現場遺排泄物圖片實為改圖
原圖攝自2017年，而且未經模糊處理。據報道，圖中見到的是一團黑色長髮，在南韓一檔真人秀節目的演唱會中因為被人剪下而散落一地。
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False: Blurred image does not show feces on the floor at this year’s Hanteo Music Awards
The original image was taken in 2017 and not blurred. Reportedly, it shows black hair of an audience whose bun was cut during a reality show concert in South Korea.
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Analysis: Issues surrounding ‘100% lethal’ strain of coronavirus tested in Chinese lab
The preprint paper describing lab research was widely misinterpreted as an attempt to ‘create and test’ a deadly strain of COVID-19 virus. While many experts raised concerns over the safety level of the lab environment, the risk of the pangolin coronavirus appears to be less than what was initially reported and discussed.
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False: China’s blood product does not account for 80% of global export market
Global trade data between 2018 and 2022 indicates China’s share in blood and blood-related products’ global exports has been in single digit percentage consistently.
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虛假：網傳特朗普稱911襲擊「自導自演」 影片實為斷章取義
涉事影片忽略特朗普相關發言的前文語境，而且中文字幕有翻譯錯誤。他實際上是說在他任職總統的四年期間，美國沒有遭受過與911同等程度的襲擊。
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