Misleading: US health agency did not find Lianhua Qingwen effective in COVID-19 treatment
The study in question was actually conducted by researchers in China and published in a journal by a Dutch company.
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Explainer: Facts about COVID-19 vaccines
There have been confusion and misleading claims about the development of COVID-19 vaccines since the beginning of the pandemic.
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誤導：現階段並不適合比較各種新型冠狀病毒疫苗
專家表示，牛津大學和中國研發的疫苗應處於研究階段，並不適宜判斷哪款疫苗比較優秀。
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虛假：用鹽水漱口或喝普洱無助對抗新型肺炎
多個事實查核組織已證實有關說法並不屬實；專家亦指目前未有已知有效物質能殺死體內的新型冠狀病毒。
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No evidence: China is not suspending passport renewal to force Chinese nationals overseas to return
Dozens of Chinese embassies around the world are not processing passport renewals due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Misleading: COVID-19 vaccines not ready for clinical comparison or pricing
Two vaccines for COVID-19 are still in the experimental stage and nobody can determine their price or effectiveness right now.
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虛假：袁國勇不曾評論立法會選舉在第三波疫情下應否延後
袁國勇並未在媒體評論過立法會選舉是否需要推遲，網民說法並無事實根據。
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False: Gargling with salt water or drinking Pu’er tea won’t prevent COVID-19 infection
At the moment there is no known substance that can kill the novel coronavirus in the human body.
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False: Microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung did not comment on holding Legco election during COVID-19’s third wave
The claim in the popular Facebook post is groundless. Yuen has never discussed upcoming election while Hong Kong is going through the third was of COVID-19.
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Explainer: Global controversy over hydroxychloroquine [update]
Usage of hydroxychloroquine in prevention or treatment of COVID-19 remains to be controversial around the world.
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