Annie Labinannie lab (we moved to https://annielab.org)Misleading: These images of street sign and police are not related to China’s COVID-19 protestsWulumuqi Zhong Road in Shanghai has not been renamed. The image of a police officer holding a “white paper” comes from a 2021 video.Dec 28, 2022Dec 28, 2022
Annie Labinannie lab (we moved to https://annielab.org)误导:网传中国公厕有人看管的照片为旧图 与近期公厕抗议字句无关此照片早于2010年已在网上流传,其后多次被不同博主引用,发文讨论中国公厕卫生条件状况。Dec 21, 2022Dec 21, 2022
Annie Labinannie lab (we moved to https://annielab.org)Misleading: Group singing of ‘The Internationale’ was performed in 2021 as celebration, not…The video was produced last July to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.Dec 8, 2022Dec 8, 2022
Annie Labinannie lab (we moved to https://annielab.org)Misleading: Liaison Office photo was taken months before Jiang Zemin’s deathThe viral photo is a screen capture of a TV news report in April. Many people in Hong Kong also paid their respects to Jiang Zemin.Dec 5, 2022Dec 5, 2022
Annie Labinannie lab (we moved to https://annielab.org)Misleading: Video shows Chengdu Marathon, not people taking PCR tests in ChinaThe video shows marathon participants waiting for the start on Nov. 20, 2022.Dec 4, 2022Dec 4, 2022
Annie Labinannie lab (we moved to https://annielab.org)False: Elon Musk’s ‘buying TikTok’ tweet was created by modifying HTMLThe user who made the fake tweet says it was created by changing HTML codes.Nov 25, 2022Nov 25, 2022
Annie Labinannie lab (we moved to https://annielab.org)Misleading: Video shows Yiwu market in Shenzhen, not Zhejiang’s world’s largest wholesale marketThe video has nothing to do with the famous Yiwu International Trade City in Zhejiang, also known as the Yiwu market, which was locked downNov 23, 2022Nov 23, 2022
Annie Labinannie lab (we moved to https://annielab.org)Misleading: Image of peacocks wrapped in cardboard has nothing to do with COVID-19 testThis photo was posted in March 2019, months before the pandemic began, when the birds were brought to the Yunnan Arts University in China.Nov 22, 2022Nov 22, 2022
Annie Labinannie lab (we moved to https://annielab.org)Misleading: Kids spacesuit is for celebrating China’s space mission, not for preventing COVID-19Many children wore spacesuit costumes at school’s sporting events to celebrate China’s successful launch of Shenzhou-12 and 13.Nov 21, 2022Nov 21, 2022
Annie Labinannie lab (we moved to https://annielab.org)False: This video shows fire in Daegu, not near Halloween crowd crush at Itaewon in SeoulThe fire in Daegu, a city about 240 kilometers from Seoul, broke out on the same night the widely-reported crowd surge occurred in Itaewon.Nov 19, 2022Nov 19, 2022