Our investigation shows it is not uncommon for Chinese military personnel to act as reporters or commentators at military-related events and programs. Record says Wu has been working for the Navy for more than a decade.
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Annie Lab looks into the science behind mask wearing and the possibility of airborne transmission of the monkeypox virus.
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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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Annie Lab looks into an article about Hong Kong’s COVID-19 fifth wave published by a known anti-vaccine website in the United States.
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There is no established causal relationship between these deaths and vaccination.
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The website downplays human influence on climate change through false interpretation of data from scientific research.
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The seven-second clip, which was pulled from an eight-hour deliberation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel on the safety of vaccine usage in children aged 5-11, was devoid of context.
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In this article, Annie Lab delves into three unverified social media content about Afghanistan in turmoil
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Annie Lab looks into an anti-vaccine group that has frequently disseminated misinformation about COVID-19 since February.
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Various social media posts claim that COVID-19 vaccination “may result in symptoms of breast cancer,” implying that it could cause breast cancer. Experts say while the inoculation may cause lymph node enlargement, it is a known reaction and will subside in weeks.
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This claim has made the rounds since at least 2011. The photo actually shows a Palestinian kid cleaning up after the slaughter of a cow.
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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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Annie Lab’s analysis indicates the photo shows a protester with an air gun, not ‘an armed undercover Hong Kong police officer instigating violence.’
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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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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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This unsubstantiated story is not new. It is a variation of an anecdote that has been recycled again and again by content farms since 2017.
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There have been confusion and misleading claims about the development of COVID-19 vaccines since the beginning of the pandemic.
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The Airport Authority says it retains passengers’ personal data only for 7 days. Also, it is not necessary to go through the machine.
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What is private prosecution? It is a rarely invoked mechanism in enforcing criminal law in Hong Kong.
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BNO became a hot topic in Hong Kong after China passed the resolution to impose a national security law in the city.
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Japanese government earlier issued a statement expressing ‘serious concerns’ over China’s decision to impose a national security law in HK.
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Usage of hydroxychloroquine in prevention or treatment of COVID-19 remains to be controversial around the world.
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The man appears to be part of a TV crew from China, covering the protest.
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Research on virus mutations has been misinterpreted while conspiracies and propaganda spread in China.
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Six “news” pages with millions of followers appear to have been coordinating to spread nationalism and hatred against a religious minority.
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Claims that the video was filmed in a university toilet are false
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Those false claims found on WeChat are also repeated in numerous YouTube videos in Chinese, some with tens of thousands of views.
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