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COVID-19 Fact check Misleading 

Misleading: People handcuffed outside hospital are suspected illegal immigrants

18 February 20224 June 2022 2 min read

The police told Annie Lab that seven men and 15 women were taken to the Pok Oi Hospital for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing recently.

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False 

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

19 July 202120 July 2021 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 

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

18 November 201916 April 2021 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 

False: Police commander did not admit to sexual assaults

25 October 201916 April 2021 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 5 min read

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

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