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Misleading: Virus origin video by HK legislator consists of unsubstantiated conspiracy claims

Misleading: Virus origin video by HK legislator consists of unsubstantiated conspiracy claims

Pro-establishment legislator Ann Chiang Lai-wa’s popular video features a number of misleading and false claims that have been debunked.
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Joshua Lee
Misleading: US health agency did not find Chinese herbal medicine effective in COVID-19 treatment

Misleading: US health agency did not find Chinese herbal medicine effective in COVID-19 treatment

The study in question was actually conducted by researchers in China and published in a journal by a Dutch company.
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Ada Jiang
False: This photo of Joe Biden appearing to sniff Kamala Harris’s hair is digitally manipulated

False: This photo of Joe Biden appearing to sniff Kamala Harris’s hair is digitally manipulated

The image of Biden was taken five years ago while the image of Harris is from 2019.
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Lucy ZHANG
False: Chris Patten did not ask for Hong Kong’s “return” to British rule in the Hague

False: Chris Patten did not ask for Hong Kong’s “return” to British rule in the Hague

Chris Patten has never said he would go to the Hague or demand that the U.K. reclaim Hong Kong.
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Sophie Mak
Analysis: What happens to personal data collected through airport e-security gates?

Analysis: What happens to personal data collected through airport e-security gates?

The Airport Authority says it retains passengers’ personal data only for 7 days. Also, it is not necessary to go through the machine.
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Ada Jiang
No evidence: Media interview with late Taiwan leader Lee unlikely to have been “suppressed”

No evidence: Media interview with late Taiwan leader Lee unlikely to have been “suppressed”

The interview was partially aired on July 30, 2015. It touched upon politically sensitive topics such as China’s military advancement.
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Mandy Fung
Misleading: Giant hogweed seeds are not immediately dangerous

Misleading: Giant hogweed seeds are not immediately dangerous

There is no verifiable report of unsolicited packages from China containing giant hogweed seeds.
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Wallace Fan
Misleading: Photo of USSR flag-waving protestors not related to this year’s BLM movement

Misleading: Photo of USSR flag-waving protestors not related to this year’s BLM movement

The two-year-old image has been used misleadingly by activists and politicians, sometimes in comparison with the protests in Hong Kong.
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Sophie Mak
Misleading: Video of wall collapsing in flood was shot in Indonesia, not China

Misleading: Video of wall collapsing in flood was shot in Indonesia, not China

The video was taken in January in West Java, Indonesia, during heavy rainfall.
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Yuen Fung Judy KWONG
Misleading: COVID-19 vaccines not ready for clinical comparison or pricing

Misleading: COVID-19 vaccines not ready for clinical comparison or pricing

Two vaccines for COVID-19 are still in the experimental stage and nobody can determine their price or effectiveness right now.
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Stephanie Chan
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