False: Olympics medal table with China on top is neither official nor authentic; images have been doctored
Misleading medal tables that show China with the most number of golds are doctored images.
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False: Japanese prime minister did not say India will get medals for not coming to the Olympics
The Chinese translation of Suga’s speech was fabricated. It has nothing to do with the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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False: This simulation video does not show Japan’s treated water from Fukushima ‘polluting half of the Pacific ocean in 57 days’
The video is nine years old and has nothing to do with Japan’s plan. The clip has also been cropped to make the covered area in the ocean appear bigger than in the original video. The speed of spreading is accelerated.
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Misleading: Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases at Japan’s airports does not correspond to domestic cases in China
Annie Lab found the popular online calculation has no validity. Three datasets do not show what the claim implied at all.
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False: Video depicting bus passengers screaming in terror is manipulated
The audio track of panic-struck passenger voices was taken from a different video clip and added to this one.
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Analysis: Japan’s reported refusal to condemn China contradicts earlier statement expressing ‘serious concerns’ over national security law
Japanese government earlier issued a statement expressing ‘serious concerns’ over China’s decision to impose a national security law in HK.
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Misleading: A photo showing Carrie Lam on her mobile phone was taken before the Japanese emperor enthronement ceremony began
The TV screencap was taken while dignitaries and heads of state were still arriving.
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