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 “Apple’s AR glasses concept”. This tweet went vir...
Cross-border misinformation: President of Ghana reveals a Covid-19 conspiracy
On July 20, a Japanese blog titled “President of Ghana reveals Rockefeller Foundation’s planning document” went viral with up to 1,700 retweets on Twitter.
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 Monsanto's Roundup was posted in Japanese on July 19th an...
False: WHO changes course; No need to quarantine infected people
A twitter post purportedly showing that the WHO said that coronavirus patients require neither quarantine nor social distancing because “It cannot even transmit...
Inaccurate: Japanese government to subsidize half of travel expenses for foreign tourists
News that the Japanese government will dip into its supplementary budget to launch a "Go To Travel Campaign" in the hope of attracting tourists back to the depr...