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Investigation

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.

COVID-19 In-depth Investigation Misleading 

Investigation: Misleading claims about masks and vaccines in Hong Kong’s 5th wave

25 May 202225 May 2022 12 min read

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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COVID-19 False In-depth Investigation 

False: COVID-19 vaccines did not kill 29,939 people in Europe

7 January 20222 March 2022 5 min read

There is no established causal relationship between these deaths and vaccination.

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Investigation 

Investigation: Misleading blog in Germany fuels global climate change misinformation

5 January 2022 12 min read

The website downplays human influence on climate change through false interpretation of data from scientific research.

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COVID-19 False Investigation 

Investigation: A group of doctors spreading misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccines

5 August 20216 August 2021 4 min read

Annie Lab looks into an anti-vaccine group that has frequently disseminated misinformation about COVID-19 since February.

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Investigation 

Investigation: ‘Palestinian boy mopping the blood of his family’ – a recycled image fanning the flames of tension in Gaza

30 June 20212 July 2021 5 min read

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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Investigation 

Investigation: Death of a mother and newborn baby neglected by a game-addicted husband — a recycled tale since 2017

30 December 202016 April 2021 12 min read

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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COVID-19 Investigation 

Investigation of conspiracy narratives: Virus mutations and the US origin of COVID-19

18 May 202025 March 2022 7 min read

Research on virus mutations has been misinterpreted while conspiracies and propaganda spread in China.

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Investigation 

Investigation: A network of pro-military Facebook pages in Myanmar with Russian connections

20 February 202016 April 2021 15 min read

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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In-depth Investigation 

Investigation: Video of young men allegedly using illicit drugs has no connection to protests

15 January 202013 May 2022 6 min read

Claims that the video was filmed in a university toilet are false

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Investigation 

Investigation: A company behind bogus news videos on WeChat

6 November 201916 April 2021 9 min read

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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