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Misleading: Video shows violent dispute in Guangdong, not recent assault in Tangshan | annie lab

Misleading: Video shows violent dispute in Guangdong, not recent assault in Tangshan | annie lab

The video was taken in the city of Lianjiang in Guangdong on Feb. 20, 2021. It has nothing to do with the attack on four women in Tangshan.

Jun 14

False: Video of public death penalty trial shows Myanmar, not China | annie lab

False: Video of public death penalty trial shows Myanmar, not China | annie lab

The public hearing and execution took place in Wa Self-Administered Region in Myanmar where authorities also speak Mandarin Chinese.

Jun 7

Investigation: Misleading claims about masks and vaccines in Hong Kong’s 5th wave

Investigation: Misleading claims about masks and vaccines in Hong Kong’s 5th wave

Annie Lab looks into an article about Hong Kong’s COVID-19 fifth wave published by a known anti-vaccine website in the United States.

May 24

Misleading: Pope Francis was not holding a Ukrainian flag with Nazi symbol

Misleading: Pope Francis was not holding a Ukrainian flag with Nazi symbol

The flag shows the symbol of the uprising in Kyiv in 2014, known as the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine.

Apr 27

False: Zelenskyy did not say he uses cocaine in this interview

False: Zelenskyy did not say he uses cocaine in this interview

The video was doctored with stitched video frames and spliced audio track. In the original video, he said he doesn’t use drugs.

Apr 25

False: Woman protesting against Zelenskyy on Ukrainian TV is a digital mashup

False: Woman protesting against Zelenskyy on Ukrainian TV is a digital mashup

The montage mixes a live news broadcast in Ukraine with an unrelated clip using green screen technology

Apr 1

Misleading: Photo in Malaysia was used to illustrate Swatch craze in Hong Kong

Misleading: Photo in Malaysia was used to illustrate Swatch craze in Hong Kong

Hundreds of people indeed waited outside the stores across the city, but this photo shows a long queue at a shopping mall in Malaysia.

Mar 31

Misleading: ‘Shirtless Putin on a panda’ image was not used by the Economist

Misleading: ‘Shirtless Putin on a panda’ image was not used by the Economist

The image is one of the mock-up designs explored by the magazine.

Mar 25

Misleading: WHO asked Ukraine to destroy pathogens in public health labs, not bioweapons

Misleading: WHO asked Ukraine to destroy pathogens in public health labs, not bioweapons

WHO routinely collaborates with member states on the safety and security of labs. Bioweapon allegations have been debunked by scientists.

Mar 20

誤導：網傳志願軍抵烏援助影片實為多國海上演習

誤導：網傳志願軍抵烏援助影片實為多國海上演習

影片顯示的是2019年在巴西舉行的UNITAS海上軍事演習。

Mar 7

Misleading: Video shows missile drill in China; not Russian attack on Ukraine

Misleading: Video shows missile drill in China; not Russian attack on Ukraine

The GIF is a clip from a 2017 CCTV video about China’s People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force.

Feb 22

Misleading: People handcuffed outside hospital are suspected illegal immigrants

Misleading: People handcuffed outside hospital are suspected illegal immigrants

The police told Annie Lab that seven men and 15 women were taken to the Pok Oi Hospital for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing recently.

Feb 17

Misleading: Both Philippine presidential contenders were wearing an earpiece, not just Ferdinand…

Misleading: Both Philippine presidential contenders were wearing an earpiece, not just Ferdinand…

The earpiece is a part of communication system known as IFB in broadcasting.

Jan 27

虛假：男子拳打香蕉樹、被大浪沖走片段去年攝於印尼與湯加海嘯無關

虛假：男子拳打香蕉樹、被大浪沖走片段去年攝於印尼與湯加海嘯無關

這段2021年12月上載的影片，記錄了印尼廖內省坎帕河經常出現的湧潮。

Jan 25

False: Man punching a banana tree before being struck by waves was filmed in Indonesia last year…

False: Man punching a banana tree before being struck by waves was filmed in Indonesia last year…

The video was posted in December 2021 and shows the tidal bore in Kampar river in Indonesia.

Jan 17

False: COVID-19 vaccines did not kill 29,939 people in Europe

False: COVID-19 vaccines did not kill 29,939 people in Europe

There is no established causal relationship between these deaths reported through EudraVigilance and the COVID-19 vaccines.

Jan 7

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