@HKU School of Future Media
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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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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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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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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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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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The last time the Polish president indicated making any changes to the abortion law was almost two years ago.
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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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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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The clip has been traced to a Douyin account of one of the actors in the drama, posted in 2020.
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The public hearing and execution took place in Wa Self-Administered Region in Myanmar where authorities also speak Mandarin Chinese.
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