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 Lianhua Qingwen 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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Explainer: Global controversy over hydroxychloroquine [update]
Usage of hydroxychloroquine in prevention or treatment of COVID-19 remains to be controversial around the world.
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