False: Japan did not warn China of retaliation over missile landing
The “statement” shared on Chinese social media is not official. It originates from a Japanese tweet that simply expressed the user’s view on the incident.
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False: Photo of Chinese and Russian soldiers taken in 2014 in Jordan, not Ukraine in 2022
The two participated in the Annual Warrior Competition held by the Jordanian Armed Forces in Amman in 2014.
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False: Video shows dead fish found in Huizhou in 2021, not in Taiwan after China’s military drills
The fish kill reportedly took place at Shuangyue Bay in Guangdong in November 2021. It has nothing to do with the recent Chinese military exercise near Taiwan.
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False: Monkeypox has nothing to do with Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines
Monkeypox has been reported in 77 countries including India, Russia, and Venezuela where the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is not available. Experts say there is no link between the two.
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False: Japan’s ex-PM Abe did not ‘answer a phone call’ in ambulance
Shinzo Abe collapsed shortly after he was shot and fell unconscious. The misleading social media posts in Chinese appear to stem from inaccurate translations of a local news report.
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False: Japan’s Abe did not oversee vaccine rollout or distribute ivermectin
A widely shared conspiracy theory suggested Japan’s former prime minister was assassinated because he disobeyed the World Economic Forum. Annie Lab looked into three specific claims and found all of them unsubstantiated.
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False: Images of ‘smiling’ newscasters announcing Shinzo Abe’s death are doctored
Annie Lab obtained the videos of original broadcast and can confirm the two anchors were not smiling. The doctored images were created by a photo editing app for mobile devices called FaceApp.
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False: Polish president did not recently indicate changing or reversing the anti-abortion law
The last time the Polish president indicated making any changes to the abortion law was almost two years ago.
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False: Water in container does not prove Chinese astronauts are not in space
Experts say it is possible for water to remain inside a container in space because of surface tension. It is also possible to fill a container with water in a space station.
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False: This headshot does not show a ‘19-year-old’ Tangshan victim
The image was uploaded on a photo-sharing platform in 2019. The blogger refuted the rumor on her social media account.
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