Misleading: Video of machete-wielding man hit by car was taken in Brazil, not China
The road fight took place two years ago in Macapá, a city in Brazil.
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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: US chemical warehouse fire misidentified as biohazard on Chinese internet
Although chemical plant fires can pose significant health and environmental risks, the storehouse in the U.S. state of Georgia did not carry biological substances.
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Misleading: Images of Chinese gymnast Su do not show him snubbed by teammates
Our video analysis indicates the screenshot was taken one minute after the gymnast next to Su left to prepare for his routine. His teammates did not leave Su alone for the rest of the competition.
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Misleading: This AI dance video is not a promo for US women’s volleyball team for the Olympics
The short video was created with AI software. The US governing body confirmed that “USA Volleyball was not involved” in the creation of the dancing clip.
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Misleading: Video shows crowd chanting Bulgarian word for ‘book,’ not racial slur
Controversial American streamer Speed asked his fans how to say “book” in Bulgarian, which sounds like the N-word.
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Misleading: VR-controlled restocking robot video was shot in Japan, not in Canada or Philippines
The four-year-old clip shows a robot in a convenience store in Tokyo controlled by a person sitting in an office 7.4 km away from the store.
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Misleading: Video shows England fans in 2018, not Canadians watching 2024 Copa América
A video of tens of thousands of football fans celebrating a win was taken in London, not Vancouver. In the clip, the crowd is watching an England game during the 2018 World Cup.
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Misleading: Video of Scotland football fan hit by motorcycle taken in 2021, not during Euro 2024
A video of a man hit by a motorcycle has circulated since at least 2021, when England hosted Euro 2020. It has nothing to do with Euro 2024, which is being held in Germany.
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Misleading: Video shows Pakistani influencer wearing keffiyeh, not Palestinian fighter in Gaza
Other clips included in misleading videos show women horse riders in Malaysia and female university students attending a 2019 graduation ceremony in the West Bank.
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Misleading: Over 40,000 gun deaths in US last year include suicides, not just homicides
Record shows tens of thousands of lives are taken by firearms every year in the U.S. with suicide consistently making up the majority of gun-related deaths.
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