Misleading: ‘Reckless’ police car in China was driven by intoxicated man, not duty officer
The police car was seized by a man after an officer tried to intervene in an altercation between the man and a woman in Jiangsu province in 2019.
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annie lab
@HKU School of Future Media
Misleading
The claim is accompanied by non-altered evidence but it is used out of context or in a demonstrably misleading way. The key evidence may be fact-based, but the claim and information associated with the evidence are not true.
Misleading: Video shows panic at a US county fair, not COVID-19 scare in China
Local reports say people ran in panic after a shooting scare at a travelling carnival in Texas on Sept. 23.
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Misleading: Video shows 2020 US Navy expedition, not Pelosi being escorted to Taiwan
The video shows a military exercise called Valiant Shield in the South China Sea in 2020.
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Misleading: China did not update the national map after Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
Some internet users say China published a new map to include many disputed areas and Taiwan, but the map in question is not new. The so-called “10-dash line” has been around for decades.
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Misleading: Apple and Google Maps have been calling Taiwan a “province” for years, not just after Pelosi’s visit
The controversy surrounding Taiwan’s status on the two maps goes back for more than a decade.
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Misleading: These videos have nothing to do with recent wildfires or climate change
Annie Lab looked into two video clips claiming wildfires are manmade, which also implied climate change is not real.
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Misleading: Video does not show celebrations after Italian PM’s resignation
The first half of the video shows a 2021 mass protest in Rome against a vaccine pass mandate. The second half features a taxi drivers’ demonstration against a bill related to ride-hailing services.
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Misleading: Video does not show fire in Vatican City
The fire took place more than 10 kilometers away from the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. It reportedly started in an archaeological park in an area called Centocelle in eastern Rome.
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Misleading: Image sequence reversed to make watermelons appear stolen from Abe’s memorial
Annie Lab reached out to a journalist who also took photos of the roadside memorial around the same time. The two slices of watermelon were placed later than the flowers on the ground.
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Analysis: Viral social media posts about Dutch farmers’ protests
Annie Lab investigated two images used in misleading social media posts about the ongoing farmers’ protests in the Netherlands.
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