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Fact Focus
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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.
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Priscilla Ng and Tony Sabine2025-03-13
Pandemic unveiled: the truth behind the 'mystery' virus
HMPV is an old virus that's been circulating among humans for decades. And this winter, when cases began to spread on the mainland, so did a deluge of disinformation suggesting a new global pandemic was on the way.
Similarities were drawn with the onset of Covid-19 more than five years ago, with the fake news stoking anti-China sentiment. So what is HMPV and should we be concerned?
Find out more in this edition of Fact Focus.
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