Misleading: Dated sexual assault video is not related to Israel – Hamas war
The video capturing the sexual violence was taken in Pakistan in 2021.
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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: Journalist took cover during an air-raid alert in Israel; it was not a ‘staged act’
The air-raid siren was edited out in the misleading video. It also cut out the scene in the same broadcast showing a civilian taking cover under a bench behind her.
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Misleading: Photo shows a jail cell in Missouri, not where ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan was held
Photos and videos of the same jail cell, taken by visitors who joined the guided tour at the decommissioned Missouri State Penitentiary, can be found on the internet.
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Misleading: These clips are not related to the latest Israel-Hamas war
Annie Lab looked into several questionable videos; they all turned out to be either old or not taken in Israel at all.
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Misleading: These clips do not show floods in Libya
A video featuring ten different scenes of floods was used in a claim about Libya but Annie Lab can prove at least six of them are unrelated to the recent natural disaster there.
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Misleading: Beige sea surface near Fukushima nuclear plant is unrelated to treated wastewater
Tritiated water is colorless. The shoreline discoloration is likely caused by stirred-up sediment that was observed even before the discharge.
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Misleading: This video does not show French daredevil falling to death in Hong Kong
It actually shows a third-year high school student in Qinyang in Henan province who accidentally fell from a building in 2019.
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Misleading: This video shows Yacyretá Dam in South America, not China’s Three Gorges Dam
The clip shows the Yacyretá Dam on the border between Argentina and Paraguay during a severe flood in 2014. It is not related to super typhoon Doksuri or the Three Gorges Dam.
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Misleading: Videos of clashing guards and crying man falsely linked to Niger’s coup
One shows the secret police clashing with prison officials in Nigeria; another features a sobbing ex-justice minister in Niger in 2021. They are unrelated to the recent political crisis.
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Misleading: Pope Francis did not call for universal legalization of homosexuality
The Pope condemns laws that criminalized gays, saying same-sex activity is a sin but not a crime.
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