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Photo of Japan's indigenous Ainu woman mispresented as 'Chinese pirate queen Ching Shih'

A black-and-white photo of a woman has been shared thousands of times in social media posts that claim it shows the Chinese pirate queen Ching Shih, who was active in the early 19th century. However, the claim is false. The photo actually shows an indigenous Ainu woman who lived in the Japanese island of Hokkaido, and it was likely taken in the early 20th century, experts told

Posts share doctored Murdoch newspaper front page urging voters to 'kick out Australian PM'

An image has been shared repeatedly in social media posts ahead of the Australian federal elections that purports to show a front page from a News Corp paper urging readers to vote Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison out of office. However, the image has been doctored to add Morrison's face onto the body of former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who was originally

Claims about tax on menstrual products in Germany are out of date

Multiple social media posts have shared a claim that period products in Germany are subject to a tax of 19 percent while books are taxed at seven percent, leading to one company packaging tampons in a book in order to circumvent the higher tax rate. The claim, however, is missing context. "The Tampon Book" was launched in 2019 to protest how period products were taxed in

Anti-vaccine misinformation pages unaffected by Facebook news ban posting in 'information vacuum'

Facebook news ban sees anti-vaccine misinformation pages unaffected and posting in information vacuum Posted ThuThursday 18 updated ThuThursday 18 Conspiracy theories and anti-vaccine propaganda are spreading while Facebook blocks trusted news sites. ( Share Print text only Cancel In the midst of an information vacuum caused by Facebook s news ban in Australia, fringe self-described news websites, some already known for spreading misinformation, are freely posting vaccine scare stories. Key points: There is confusion around what counts as news content Public health experts fear a spike in vaccine scare stories ahead of Monday s vaccine rollout Omg you guys are the only news left for Australians … all have gone, read one comment on an Australian Facebook page with over 200,000 followers.