@HKU School of Future Media
The recent decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin promises funding to look for the country’s properties abroad. Historians say such efforts have been ongoing since 2000.
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These videos show opt-in “Buy Now, Pay Later” credit score features of digital wallet services. It has nothing to do with the social credit system implemented in some cities in China.
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Pictures of finance chief Paul Chan standing with a “white” dancing lion went viral online. Many people mistakenly thought it was a “mourning” lion costume used in funerals.
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Many people flocked to grocery stores in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea recently to buy table salt in bulk. Annie Lab explains what was going on.
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Annie Lab investigated a series of questionable claims about the so-called “return forests to farmland” policy.
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Annie Lab analyzed dozens of NewsGPT articles and images and found that they contain factual errors, misleading images, and possible plagiarism.
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Fat-shaming, memories of dynasties, and green technology conspiracy: in this special report, Annie Lab examines misleading claims about climate change in China.
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Annie Lab tracked down a dozen protest videos allegedly about China’s medical insurance reform in Wuhan and Dalian.
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Annie Lab looks into the recruitment scope of China’s new reservist law that came into effect in March 2023.
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A 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.
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