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False: This photo is altered. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen did not kneel before US senators

18 June 2021

The image was manipulated to add Tsai Ing-wen’s lower legs. A video from the same scene shows her talking to the US senators while standing.

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Analysis COVID-19 Fact check False In-depth

Analysis: None of the eight claims about Fauci’s emails revealing COVID-19 ‘secrets’ is accurate

17 June 2021

A social media post claims Fauci’s emails show he had known lockdowns were unnecessary and that asymptomatic people could not spread COVID-19, but a review of the emails tells otherwise.

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COVID-19 Fact check Misleading

Misleading: This video does not show Mexican immigrants in “storage containers” in the US; it shows mobile homes at a quarantine site in China

12 April 2021

A tweet suggested the U.S. President Joe Biden has created what looks like “concentration camps” at the U.S.-Mexican border but the embedded video clip actually shows a COVID-19 quarantine site in Yunnan province, China.

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COVID-19 Explainer Fact check In-depth

Explainer: COVID-19 vaccines in Hong Kong

12 April 2021

As the vaccine rollout gathers momentum, confusion and misleading claims about the effectiveness, side effects and safety of different vaccines continue to abound.

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COVID-19 Fact check No evidence

No evidence: There is no proof that ivermectin prevents or cures COVID-19

15 March 2021

Peer-reviewed studies on ivermectin and the expert interviewed by Annie Lab indicate such claims have no scientific ground.

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COVID-19 Fact check 分析深度報道中文

分析：對林鄭月娥接種的疫苗有疑問？直播片段證針筒從科興包裝玻璃瓶取疫苗

10 March 2021

Annie Lab根據直播截圖和網上圖片的分析顯示，林鄭月娥接種的疫苗是從內地科興疫苗的玻璃瓶中抽取，而非如謠言猜測般接種了歐洲藥廠生產的疫苗。

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Analysis COVID-19 Fact check In-depth

Analysis: Questions about Carrie Lam’s jab? Syringe was filled from a Sinovac vial

28 February 2021

Annie Lab’s visual analysis shows the syringe used to inoculate the Chief Executive was filled from a Sinovac vial. It was not a prefilled syringe made by a European manufacturer as the rumor implies.

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