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Aug 14, 2020 Other rumors okamoto

False: Tokyo infection figures can’t exceed 300 people per day due to the use of fax machines

Fact-check by InFact

Aug 7, 2020 Weekly Report okamoto

Japan Fact-checks: Misinformation has no borders

Weekly Fact-checks report by FIJ English team.

Aug 7, 2020 Fact-checks okamoto

Cross-border misinformation: Herbicide is the cause behind the tumor covered deer

A photo of a deer covered in tumors with a caption claiming it had eaten plants and trees sprayed with Monsant…

Aug 4, 2020 Fact-checks FIJ English Team

Cross-border misinformation: Video explaining how Apple’s AR glasses work

On July 26, a Japanese tweet sharing a video posted by a user from outside of Japan claimed that the video was…

Aug 4, 2020 Other rumors FIJ English Team

Cross-border misinformation: President of Ghana reveals a Covid-19 conspiracy

Fact-check by AFP, Premium Times, and Fact Check Ghana

Jul 31, 2020 Weekly Report okamoto

Japan Fact-checks: Check the numbers objectively

Weekly Fact-checks report by FIJ English team.

Jul 24, 2020 Weekly Report okamoto

Japan Fact-checks: The importance of fact-checking

Weekly Fact-checks report by FIJ English team.

Jul 17, 2020 Weekly Report okamoto

Japan Fact-checks: Over-stretching the points in a statement

Weekly Fact-checks report by FIJ English team.

Jul 17, 2020 The virus, preventions and treatments okamoto

False: WHO changes course; No need to quarantine infected people

Fact-check by INFACT

Jul 10, 2020 Weekly Report okamoto

Japan Fact-checks: Citing Only Convenient Data

Weekly Fact-checks report by FIJ English team.

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