Misleading: This repeatedly debunked, old photo doesn’t show an orphan in Gaza
This well-known photo was an artistic project by a photographer from Saudi Arabia in 2014. It has nothing to do with any international conflict.
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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: These images do not show areas of Fujian province after Hualien earthquake
The official record shows no casualties or severe damage in mainland China while the eastern coast of Taiwan was devastated by the strongest quake in 25 years.
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Misleading: World Bank leader did not say China currently has 770 million people in poverty
The World Bank president, Ajay Banga, was referring to the conditions in 1978 in his recent speech in Beijing. His quote was taken out of context in the viral screenshot.
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Misleading: BBC’s new design has nothing to do with a rumored death in the British royal family
The header design of BBC’s homepage and its news website was updated on March 9, days before “death rumors” surfaced online.
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Misleading: This Chongqing factory protest video was taken last year
The old clip was shared widely in February as a new video. Annie Lab found no evidence of another protest in February this year.
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Analysis: K-pop singers at Hanteo Music Awards most likely didn’t encounter a foul smell
Their hand gestures were taken out of context: Videos show two of them covering their faces while coughing; the other seemed to be reacting to the crowd jostling and quarrelling.
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Misleading: These dramatic videos show last year’s sandstorm in Xinjiang
A couple of dated footage was used by some news media outlets as a recent event when they reported on the sandstorm in mid-February this year.
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Misleading: This video does not show scam victims in Myanmar; it was taken in Taiwan
The footage shows an apartment room in New Taipei City in Taiwan where police made arrests in 2022 in relation to fraud cases on the island.
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Misleading: These videos are not related to cargo ship attacks in the Red Sea
The first video shows a ship that caught fire off the coast of Khasab in Oman; the second one depicts a military exercise in Hawaii. They have nothing to do with recent attacks by Yemen’s rebel group Houthis.
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Misleading: Dated photos were shared as images of Nigeria Christmas attack
The two images show another attack in June 2022 in southwestern Nigeria.
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