Analysis: Geolocating China’s medical insurance reform protests
Annie Lab tracked down a dozen protest videos allegedly about China’s medical insurance reform in Wuhan and Dalian.
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An array of misinformation about earthquakes in Turkey
Annie Lab examined some popular social media content posted after the devastating quakes in Turkey and Syria.
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分析：网传中国今年1月向乌克兰捐赠50辆救护车 实为5年前旧图
近日有网络自媒体文章声称中国于今年一月向乌克兰捐赠50辆救护车，但配图为5年前中国援乌照片。Annie Lab并未发现俄乌战争爆发一年以来中方向乌方作同类捐赠的记录。
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Explainer: China’s new law does not make everyone above 18 a military reserve
Annie Lab looks into the recruitment scope of China’s new reservist law that came into effect in March 2023.
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Misleading: Photo does not show unidentified flying object reportedly spotted in China
The picture was taken in the U.K. in 2008. It has nothing to do with the news report on the UFO spotted in Shandong in February.
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Verified: People held white paper at human rights rally in Australia to support Chinese protesters
Annie Lab can confirm that demonstrators in Melbourne were pledging solidarity with Chinese protesters fighting for the end of COVID lockdowns last year.
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Analysis: There is no record of China donating 50 ambulances to Ukraine in January
A five-year-old photo of an ambulance donation from China to Ukraine was used in recent online posts with a claim that the vehicles were given this year in January. But Annie Lab found no record of such donation by Beijing to Kyiv since the war in Ukraine began a year ago.
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Misleading: South Korean rocket mistaken for UFO in Poland
Misleading social media posts claiming a UFO was spotted and shot down by Polish Air Force came with a video that showed a South Korean rocket test in December 2022.
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誤導：網傳武漢醫保抗議影片 實為河南元宵煙花晚會民眾聚集
Annie Lab 發現一名微信用戶於河南省洛陽市偃師區拍下涉事片段。據拍攝者所述，片段中大量民眾聚集在有利位置以觀看元宵節煙花表演，與武漢醫保改革示威遊行無關。
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Misleading: Fireworks spectators’ video falsely linked to Wuhan protest and Turkey earthquake
Annie Lab sourced the original video to a WeChat user and geolocated it at Yanshi district, of Henan province’s Luoyang city. The crowds that spilled into traffic were actually gathering for a Lantern Festival public fireworks show, according to the WeChat user.
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