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False: This manipulated video has nothing to do with admission of HIV-positive students

25 April 2023

An irrelevant audio clip was added to falsify a vice-chancellor’s speech at Lanzhou University in 2021

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Analysis COVID-19 Fact check In-depth

Analysis: Experts say vaccines do not fuel COVID-19 variants or make humans more prone to infections

2 February 2023

A Wall Street Journal columnist misrepresented and neglected conclusions of scientific studies to support a hypothesis that repeated vaccinations could trigger rapid virus mutation.

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COVID-19 Fact check Health Misleading

Misleading: Japanese study on mask hygiene does not support dropping mask mandate

25 January 2023

The 2022 study by researchers at an Osaka-based university actually recommends the hygienic use of masks and cautions people, especially those with immune issues, against repeated use of the same masks to avoid potentially pathogenic microbes that can grow on the surface.

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COVID-19 Fact check Misleading

Misleading: Video shows Chengdu Marathon, not people taking PCR tests in China

4 December 2022

The video actually shows marathon participants waiting for the start on Nov. 20, 2022.

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COVID-19 Fact check Misleading

Misleading: Image of peacocks wrapped in cardboard has nothing to do with COVID-19 test

22 November 2022

This photo was posted in March 2019, months before the pandemic began, when the birds were brought to the Yunnan Arts University in China.

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COVID-19 Fact check Misleading

Misleading: Kids spacesuit is for celebrating China’s space mission, not for preventing COVID-19

21 November 2022

China successfully launched its Shenzhou-12 and 13 spacecraft in 2021. Many children wore spacesuit costumes at school’s sporting events that year.

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COVID-19 Fact check Misleading

Misleading: This ‘eerie’ video does not show people following China’s strict COVID rules

18 November 2022

The video consists of two pieces of footage. One shows students wearing white raincoats, and the other shows construction workers building a makeshift hospital in Shanghai.

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