Japan Fact-checks: Misinformation can unwittingly spread overseas
Weekly Fact-checks report by FIJ English team.
CATEGORY Fact-checks
False: Tokyo infection figures can’t exceed 300 people per day due to the use of fax machines
Fact-check by InFact
Japan Fact-checks: Misinformation has no borders
Weekly Fact-checks report by FIJ English team.
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…
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…
Cross-border misinformation: President of Ghana reveals a Covid-19 conspiracy
Fact-check by AFP, Premium Times, and Fact Check Ghana
Japan Fact-checks: Check the numbers objectively
Weekly Fact-checks report by FIJ English team.
Japan Fact-checks: The importance of fact-checking
Weekly Fact-checks report by FIJ English team.
Japan Fact-checks: Over-stretching the points in a statement
Weekly Fact-checks report by FIJ English team.
False: WHO changes course; No need to quarantine infected people
Fact-check by INFACT
