annie lab | Hong Kong police

False: The Hong Kong University Students’ Union Building has not been demolished

19 July 202120 July 2021 Annie Lab Team hkusu, Hong Kong, Hong Kong police, national security law, the University of Hong Kong 2 min read

The building is still standing on campus and can be freely entered. No plan was announced to knock it down after the Union moves out of the building.

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Misleading: This bird was not killed by Hong Kong police tear gas

18 November 201916 April 2021 Jack Lau Afield, bird, Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Hong Kong police, Hong Kong Protests 2019, Vanessa Kowalski 4 min read

While the photo was not fabricated, it was taken in 2010 in the town of Berlin, Connecticut, U.S.

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False: Police commander did not admit to sexual assaults

25 October 201916 April 2021 Teele Rebane and Emma Lee Fact Checking, Fake News, Hong Kong, Hong Kong police, Protests 2019, Sexual Assault 2 min read

The regional commander never discussed anything related to sexual assault in the press conference.

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False: This poster supporting Hong Kong police is not in train stations all over China

24 October 201916 April 2021 Skylar Li, Sally Lau and Cherry Shao China, Clifford Wonderland, Guangzhou, Hong Kong police 5 min read

The photo in question was taken in Clifford Wonderland, a shopping mall in Guangzhou.

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