False: COVID-19 vaccines do not make you magnetic
Various social media posts suggest human bodies became magnetic following COVID-19 vaccination. Experts say that is simply impossible.
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False: These CT images of lungs do not link vaping disease to COVID-19
Ground-glass opacity is a common manifestation of lung injury. It does not imply any link between COVID-19 and vaping disease.
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False: India’s ‘Health Ministry spokesperson’ did not die of COVID-19 vaccination
Subramanian Swaminathan is the director of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control at Gleneagles Global Hospitals, not a ministry spokesperson. He appeared in multiple interviews after he was vaccinated. The claim appears to originate from a deliberate mistranslation.
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Misleading: This 2013 article refers to MERS, not COVID-19, and did not say coronaviruses are human-made
The 2013 article has nothing to do with the current COVID-19 pandemic. The study mentioned in the story does not conclude coronaviruses can be human-made.
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False: Japanese prime minister did not say India will get medals for not coming to the Olympics
The Chinese translation of Suga’s speech was fabricated. It has nothing to do with the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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Analysis: None of the eight claims about Fauci’s emails revealing COVID-19 ‘secrets’ is accurate
A social media post claims Fauci’s emails show he had known lockdowns were unnecessary and that asymptomatic people could not spread COVID-19, but a review of the emails tells otherwise.
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Explainer: COVID-19 vaccines in Hong Kong
As the vaccine rollout gathers momentum, confusion and misleading claims about the effectiveness, side effects and safety of different vaccines continue to abound.
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No evidence: There is no proof that ivermectin prevents or cures COVID-19
Peer-reviewed studies on ivermectin and the expert interviewed by Annie Lab indicate such claims have no scientific ground.
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分析：對林鄭月娥接種的疫苗有疑問？直播片段證針筒從科興包裝玻璃瓶取疫苗
Annie Lab根據直播截圖和網上圖片的分析顯示，林鄭月娥接種的疫苗是從內地科興疫苗的玻璃瓶中抽取，而非如謠言猜測般接種了歐洲藥廠生產的疫苗。
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Analysis: Questions about Carrie Lam’s jab? Syringe was filled from a Sinovac vial
Annie Lab’s visual analysis shows the syringe used to inoculate the Chief Executive was filled from a Sinovac vial. It was not a prefilled syringe made by a European manufacturer as the rumor implies.
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Misleading: Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases at Japan’s airports does not correspond to domestic cases in China
Annie Lab found the popular online calculation has no validity. Three datasets do not show what the claim implied at all.
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False: Cathay Pacific did not say the company will slash 5,300 jobs because of the 2019 HK airport protest
Restructuring is due to the pandemic crisis. Many major airlines in the region are also restructuring their operations.
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False: The video showing an anti-Trump banner hanging on Trump Tower in Chicago was doctored
A video showing a banner with the message “MURDERED 200,000 AMERICANS” hanging on Trump Tower posted on a Facebook page in September 2020 was doctored.
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False: Hospital Authority did not allocate HK$3 billion to subsidize the medical fees of Hong Kongers living in Guangdong
The proposed amount is $103 million. It is for the Food and Health Bureau, not Hospital Authority.
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Misleading: Popular coronavirus origin video by Hong Kong legislator consists of unsubstantiated conspiracy claims
Pro-establishment legislator Ann Chiang Lai-wan’s popular video features a number of misleading and false claims that have been debunked.
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Misleading: US health agency did not find Chinese herbal medicine 连花清瘟 effective in COVID-19 treatment
The study in question was actually conducted by researchers in China and published in a journal by a Dutch company.
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Explainer: Facts about COVID-19 vaccines
There have been confusion and misleading claims about the development of COVID-19 vaccines since the beginning of the pandemic.
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No evidence: China is not suspending passport renewal to force Chinese nationals overseas to return
Dozens of Chinese embassies around the world are not processing passport renewals due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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False: Gargling with salt water or drinking Pu’er tea won’t prevent COVID-19 infection
At the moment there is no known substance that can kill the novel coronavirus in the human body.
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False: Microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung did not comment on holding Legco election during COVID-19’s third wave
The claim in the popular Facebook post is groundless. Yuen has never discussed upcoming election while Hong Kong is going through the third was of COVID-19.
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