Presenters:Vanessa Cheng and Tony Sabine
RTHK’s new podcast focusing on dispelling misinformation, disinformation and fake news.
Don't take for granted unverified claims and believe everything you see.
Each episode, we'll focus on a couple of viral posts that are making false claims and set the record straight.
A post is claiming that people are likely to experience seizures after getting vaccinated against measles. It’s been making the rounds on social media since mid-March, and being shared as a measles outbreak in the US worsens, reaching over 800 cases this week.
But why is it gaining any traction at all, and how much has the anti-vax message hampered efforts to stop the spread of measles, which had previously been eradicated?
Find out more in this edition of Fact Focus.
Presenters:Vanessa Cheng and Tony Sabine
Police are investigating a number of similar emails that were recently sent to several lawmakers depicting them naked in bed with a woman.
A fact checking expert said the photos have quite obviously been altered, with the legislators' faces superimposed over the original image.
It is one of many examples of fake photo scams, trying to solicit money from those who wish to prevent the images from being circulated.
In this edition of Fact Focus, we take a look at ways to differenciate between a fake photo and a real one, and find out how best to protect ourselves from these increasingly common scams.