Unsubstantiated information: COVID-19 patients in Fukuoka and Gunma commit suicide after suffering abuse
By Rei Ofuna (InFact) Several posts have been surfacing claiming that a few COVID-19 patients and their…
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Unsubstantiated information: Tokyo’s Yamanote railway line stopped displaying Chinese and Korean signage
A photo of a display monitor on Japan Railways’ Yamanote line with the caption “[GOOD NEWS] The Yamanote…
Unfounded: The man who won the Nobel Prize for developing the PCR methods says, ‘It’s not fit to identify viruses’
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Unsubstantiated information：The main chemical blamed in the blast that rocked the Lebanese capital had been imported from South Korea
An article with the headline “The chemical ingredients behind the Lebanon blast – ammonium nitrate…
Unsubstantiated information: German high schools get free tests for the novel coronavirus twice a week
A tweet claiming “German high schools are offering free saliva tests for the novel coronavirus twice a w…
Cross-border misinformation: Mystery Seeds Shipped from China are Giant Hogweed
From June to July, there have been a number of cases overseas and in Japan where seeds of unknown plants were …
False: Tokyo infection figures can’t exceed 300 people per day due to the use of fax machines
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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
