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These stories try to explain a complex background history and other relevant information surrounding persistent misinformation.

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Explainer: Facts about COVID-19 vaccines

20 August 202020 February 2021 Annie Lab Editors COVID-19, evere Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, vaccine development, vaccines 5 min read

There have been confusion and misleading claims about the development of COVID-19 vaccines since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Explainer: How Private Prosecution Works in Hong Kong

3 July 20206 March 2021 Wallace Fan 范雋暉 2014 Umbrella Movement, Basic Law, Department of Justice, Hong Kong Protests 2019, Ken Tsang, private prosecution, Ted Hui 7 min read

What is private prosecution? It is a rarely invoked mechanism in enforcing criminal law in Hong Kong.

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Explainer: What is a British National Overseas (BNO) passport?

15 June 202019 February 2021 Purple Romero Basic Law, BNO, Boris Johnson, British National Overseas passport, Hong Kong, national security law 6 min read

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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Explainer: Global controversy over hydroxychloroquine [update]

4 June 202019 February 2021 Purple Romero Coronaviruses, COVID-19, Didier Raoult, Donald Trump, hydroxychloroquine, Macron, President Jair Bolsonaro, President Nayib Bukele, The Lancet 6 min read

Usage of hydroxychloroquine in prevention or treatment of COVID-19 remains to be controversial around the world.

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Annie lab newsroom is a fact-checking project at the Journalism & Media Studies Centre at the University of Hong Kong (HKU Journalism), in collaboration with ANNIE (Asian Network of News & Information Educators), a not-for-profit educational organization that promotes news literacy in Asia through collaborative curriculum development.

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