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虛假：安倍卸任無權處理分發疫苗亦未批使用伊維菌素

22 July 2022

安倍於日本推出新冠疫苗前已辭任首相；厚生勞動省宣佈因疫苗受污染，需要回收同批次的163萬劑莫德納疫苗；日本尚未批准使用伊維菌素治療新冠感染。

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COVID-19 Fact check False

False: Japan’s Abe did not oversee vaccine rollout or distribute ivermectin

18 July 2022

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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COVID-19 誤導 Fact check 中文

誤導：上海未因鈔票帶病毒而停用自動櫃員機

5 July 2022

上海各銀行的服務自3月中封城一直暫停運作，但5月底開始已復業，自動櫃員機亦正常運作。

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COVID-19 Fact check Misleading

Misleading: ATMs in Shanghai were never suspended over fears of virus-carrying banknotes

30 June 2022

Banking services in Shanghai were suspended during the lockdown from mid-March to the end of May 2022. In June, they were fully in operation.

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COVID-19 虛假 Fact check 中文

虛假：網傳抗疫人員嚎哭擺拍造假實為抗疫劇拍攝花絮

23 June 2022

經查證，短片是由內地抗疫劇集演員2020年上載至抖音的拍攝花絮。該演員指劇組已完成製作抗疫劇，但上映日期尚未落實。

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COVID-19 Fact check False

False: This video in China shows anti-pandemic drama, not a staged ‘fake’ tragedy

21 June 2022

The clip has been traced to a Douyin account of one of the actors in the drama, posted in 2020.

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Explainer Fact check Health

Explainer: What we know about masking and Monkeypox prevention

21 June 2022

Annie Lab looks into the science behind mask wearing and the possibility of airborne transmission of the monkeypox virus.

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Analysis COVID-19 Fact check Misleading

Analysis: Misleading claims about Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine safety for pregnancy

16 June 2022

Annie Lab looks into the supposed ‘evidence’ mentioned in a tweet that claims that the safety of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was determined based on lab tests on pregnant rats, not humans.

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