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Misleading 

Misleading: This video does not show Hong Kongers being transported to “re-education camps”

18 December 202016 February 2021 Cherry Lai 黎芷欣 Agnes Chow, Basic Law, Hong Kong Protests 2019, Ivan Lam, Joshua Wong, re-education camp, Scholarism, Xinjiang 2 min read

It shows supporters of jailed activists Joshua Wong and two others bidding farewell when the trio left court after sentencing, not being sent to re-education camps.

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False 

False: Cathay Pacific did not say the company will slash 5,300 jobs because of the 2019 HK airport protest

13 November 202019 February 2021 Coco Au Cathay Pacific, COVID-19, Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong Protests 2019, restructuring 2 min read

Restructuring is due to the pandemic crisis. Many major airlines in the region are also restructuring their operations.

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Explainer 

Explainer: How Private Prosecution Works in Hong Kong

3 July 202019 February 2021 Wallace Fan 范雋暉 2014 Umbrella Movement, Basic Law, Department of Justice, Hong Kong Protests 2019, Ken Tsang, private prosecution, Ted Hui 7 min read

What is private prosecution? It is a rarely invoked mechanism in enforcing criminal law in Hong Kong.

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Misleading 

Misleading: ‘Lennon Walls’ were not spared because the head of the city department supports protest movement

30 June 202019 February 2021 Amber Hou 侯丁丹 Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Hong Kong Protests 2019, Lennon Wall, Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance, Vivian Lau 1 min read

Official document shows the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department cleared ‘Lennon Walls’ 950 times at 295 locations in nine months.

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Misleading 

Misleading: ‘Dead’ Hong Kong journalist image is artwork, not a staged news photo

24 June 202019 February 2021 Natsuki Arita 有田夏喜 Albert Ozi, artwork, Hong Kong Protests 2019, press, Tommy Fung 1 min read

Tommy Fung, a well-known photoshop artist, was working on his new artwork when the pictures were taken.

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In-depth Investigation 

Investigation: Video of young men allegedly using illicit drugs has no connection to protests

15 January 202020 February 2021 Annie Lab Team Fact Checking, featured, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Protests 2019, Hongkongprotests 5 min read

Claims that the video was filmed in a university toilet are false

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Misleading 

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

18 November 201919 February 2021 Jack Lau Afield, bird, Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Hong Kong police, Hong Kong Protests 2019, Vanessa Kowalski 1 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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Misleading 

Misleading: This Red Bull “freedom” video was not produced in support of the Hong Kong protests

11 October 201919 February 2021 Hestia Zang Hong Kong Protests 2019, Red Bull, Reddit, Weibo 1 min read

It was made before the HK protests. Red Bull has produced a series of similar videos in multiple languages in the past.

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Misleading 

Misleading: This image does not show the brain hemorrhage of a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester

9 October 201919 February 2021 Jack Lau brain, CT scan, Hong Kong Protests 2019, protester, SCMP 2 min read

While the image is not fabricated, it has been on a radiology website called Radiopaedia since 2008.

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