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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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COVID-19 Fact check False

False: India’s ‘Health Ministry spokesperson’ did not die of COVID-19 vaccination

2 July 2021

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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COVID-19 Fact check Misleading

Misleading: This 2013 article refers to MERS, not COVID-19, and did not say coronaviruses are human-made

29 June 2021

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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Japanese Prime Minister Suga's speech with fabricated subtitles

COVID-19 Fact check False

False: Japanese prime minister did not say India will get medals for not coming to the Olympics

18 June 2021

The Chinese translation of Suga’s speech was fabricated. It has nothing to do with the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

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Analysis COVID-19 Fact check False In-depth

Analysis: None of the eight claims about Fauci’s emails revealing COVID-19 ‘secrets’ is accurate

17 June 2021

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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COVID-19 Explainer Fact check In-depth

Explainer: COVID-19 vaccines in Hong Kong

12 April 2021

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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COVID-19 Fact check No evidence

No evidence: There is no proof that ivermectin prevents or cures COVID-19

15 March 2021

Peer-reviewed studies on ivermectin and the expert interviewed by Annie Lab indicate such claims have no scientific ground.

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COVID-19 Fact check 分析深度報道中文

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

10 March 2021

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 COVID-19 Fact check In-depth

Analysis: Questions about Carrie Lam’s jab? Syringe was filled from a Sinovac vial

28 February 2021

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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