Misleading: Old Trump quote about 2019 protests misused after Jimmy Lai sentencing
A screenshot of a 2019 Lianhe Zaobao headline has nothing to do with the recent conviction and 20-year jail term for media mogul Jimmy Lai
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Just in case: No, ‘hip hop geek’ Troy did not run or win a seat in Japan’s general election
The viral image was meant as a joke, featuring a manipulated screenshot swapping a real politician’s identity for a fictional candidate
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False: Viral video of bridge collapse in Jiangsu province likely AI-generated
The viral footage was likely generated from a photo taken during the bridge’s construction. It does not depict the real incident.
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虛假：網傳殘疾作家張海迪站立影片實為人工智能生成
影片的關鍵畫面，跟2012年新華社報道張海迪出席聯合國頒獎禮的新聞照片一致。影片極有可能是利用人工智能圖像轉影片模型生成製作。
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分析：網傳「斷腿村」影片與偏鄉婚姻習俗無關 挪用身障女子籌款片段
網傳片段實則源自不同YouTube頻道為鄉村貧困及身障人士籌款的公益影片。經查，片中女子並非居住同一村落，下肢障礙與所謂習俗或家庭暴力毫無關聯。
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False: Video of Zhang Haidi standing from a wheelchair is AI-generated
A key frame in the clip matches a 2012 Xinhua news photo of Zhang seated in a wheelchair at an UN event. Visual evidence indicates the viral video was created from the old image.
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Analysis: Viral ‘broken-leg women’ video falsely links charity footage to fake ‘marriage custom’
Widely shared clips repurpose charity videos on rural poverty and disability, not marriage customs or domestic abuse
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Misleading: ‘Fake Chinese sea cucumber’ videos actually show vegan food and chocolate dessert
The video conflates footage of established seafood alternatives. It also contains unrelated clips showing a signature dessert at a fine-dining restaurant in Australia.
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誤導：網傳「港話通」人工智能對話片段 實為字節跳動工具「豆包」
網傳影片所示的聊天機械人跟香港政府資助開發的人工智能產品「港話通」無關。該聊天機械人在網傳影片發布約兩個月後才正式開放公測。
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Explainer: Pet ID cards in HK aren’t official but fun; We got our own, too
Hong Kong doesn’t actually issue official identity cards for pets; the card images circulating online for years show novelty items. Annie Lab reporters ordered two such “pet IDs” to compare the process.
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