Investigation: Misleading claims about masks and vaccines in Hong Kong’s 5th wave
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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The story looks into a series of misinformation and/or its ecosystem on a specific topic. It tries to verify multiple claims and/or examines a larger narrative.
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.
ReadThere is no established causal relationship between these deaths and vaccination.
ReadThe website downplays human influence on climate change through false interpretation of data from scientific research.
ReadAnnie Lab looks into an anti-vaccine group that has frequently disseminated misinformation about COVID-19 since February.
ReadThis claim has made the rounds since at least 2011. The photo actually shows a Palestinian kid cleaning up after the slaughter of a cow.
ReadThis unsubstantiated story is not new. It is a variation of an anecdote that has been recycled again and again by content farms since 2017.
ReadResearch on virus mutations has been misinterpreted while conspiracies and propaganda spread in China.
ReadSix “news” pages with millions of followers appear to have been coordinating to spread nationalism and hatred against a religious minority.
ReadClaims that the video was filmed in a university toilet are false
ReadThose 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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