China’s about-face on forest conservation policy breeds a tirade of misinformation
Annie Lab investigated a series of questionable claims about the so-called “return forests to farmland” policy.
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Annie Lab investigated a series of questionable claims about the so-called “return forests to farmland” policy.
ReadAnnie Lab analyzed dozens of NewsGPT articles and images and found that they contain factual errors, misleading images, and possible plagiarism.
ReadAnnie Lab tracked down a dozen protest videos allegedly about China’s medical insurance reform in Wuhan and Dalian.
ReadA five-year-old photo of an ambulance donation from China to Ukraine was used in recent online posts with a claim that the vehicles were given this year in January. But Annie Lab found no record of such donation by Beijing to Kyiv since the war in Ukraine began a year ago.
ReadA Wall Street Journal columnist misrepresented and neglected conclusions of scientific studies to support a hypothesis that repeated vaccinations could trigger rapid virus mutation.
ReadOur 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.
ReadAnnie 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.
ReadThe 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.
ReadIn this article, Annie Lab delves into three unverified social media content about Afghanistan in turmoil
ReadA 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.
ReadAnnie Lab’s analysis indicates the photo shows a protester with an air gun, not ‘an armed undercover Hong Kong police officer instigating violence.’
ReadAnnie 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.
ReadThe Airport Authority says it retains passengers’ personal data only for 7 days. Also, it is not necessary to go through the machine.
ReadJapanese government earlier issued a statement expressing ‘serious concerns’ over China’s decision to impose a national security law in HK.
ReadThe man appears to be part of a TV crew from China, covering the protest.
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