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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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.
False: COVID-19 vaccines did not kill 29,939 people in Europe
There is no established causal relationship between these deaths and vaccination.
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Investigation: Misleading blog in Germany fuels global climate change misinformation
The website downplays human influence on climate change through false interpretation of data from scientific research.
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Investigation: A group of doctors spreading misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccines
Annie Lab looks into an anti-vaccine group that has frequently disseminated misinformation about COVID-19 since February.
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Investigation: ‘Palestinian boy mopping the blood of his family’ – a recycled image fanning the flames of tension in Gaza
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: Death of a mother and newborn baby neglected by a game-addicted husband — a recycled tale since 2017
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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Investigation of conspiracy narratives: Virus mutations and the US origin of COVID-19
Research on virus mutations has been misinterpreted while conspiracies and propaganda spread in China.
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Investigation: A network of pro-military Facebook pages in Myanmar with Russian connections
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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Investigation: Video of young men allegedly using illicit drugs has no connection to protests
Claims that the video was filmed in a university toilet are false
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Investigation: A company behind bogus news videos on WeChat
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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