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COVID-19 Misleading 

Misleading: Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases at Japan’s airports does not correspond to domestic cases in China

8 January 202116 February 2021 Yujie Wang #Japan, America, China, COVID-19 4 min read

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

29 June 202019 February 2021 Joshua Lee 李子淇 #Japan, bus, Japanese bus driver’s technique, Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture 2 min read

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 

Analysis: Japan’s reported refusal to condemn China contradicts earlier statement expressing ‘serious concerns’ over national security law

10 June 202019 February 2021 Stephanie Chan 陳諾 #Japan, A.C. Milan, China, Hong Kong, Keisuke Honda, national security law 2 min read

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 

Misleading: A photo showing Carrie Lam on her mobile phone was taken before the Japanese emperor enthronement ceremony began

22 October 201924 February 2021 Sakina Abidi #Japan, Carrie Lam, Japanese emperor, mobile phone 2 min read

The TV screencap was taken while dignitaries and heads of state were still arriving.

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