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Written by: McCain Yuanshu
2020-06-10 08:05
Last update date: 2020-06-10 08:05The series of demonstrations caused by the revision of the anti-fugitives lasted for one year last year. Whether it is Huang Ying or Blue Ying, there appeared to be real, false, and false news, including "Hong Kong 01", AFP, Fax, etc. All media have invested resources to do "fact check" (fact check).
Facebook appointed AFP as the verification agency in Hong Kong in September last year. AFP disclosed to "Hong Kong 01" that by the beginning of November last year, the number of verifications of fake news in Hong Kong had reached the level during the general elections in Asia. The "Quest Media", established five years ago, has also successfully clarified untrue news many times. Many teams have suggested that Hong Kong people should first verify the information or news when forwarding it.
During the demonstration of anti-revision, both Huangying and Lanying worked hard to do propaganda work. (Profile picture / Photo by Luo Junhao)
Under the anti-revision example demonstration conflict, the word fact check (fact check) is almost everyone knows, that is to identify and verify the authenticity of the message. In the online world, true and false news is inseparable, and different media or online platforms have made efforts to combat fake news and fake news.
In the past year, a number of media organizations have conducted fact-checking reports on anti-amendment demonstration conflicts. For example, "Hong Kong 01" checked, CCTV reported that 811 eye-catching girls were sent money is fake news, the CCTV reports that the woman is not injured, handed cash nor sent money.
On August 13, 2019, "Hong Kong 01" published a fact-checking report "CCTV issued a finger-pointing eye injury to a woman who had sent money to "phase man" to clarify."
AFP publishes 50 verification reports in two months
After the outbreak of anti-revision demonstrations in June last year, AFP was invited by Facebook to check the facts in Hong Kong. As an international news agency, fact verification has always been a very important part of AFP, and the Asian fact verification team was established in 2018. Among them, the Hong Kong team has a total of four people, including a fact verification reporter and three editors, although only Write verification reports in English, but they will check messages in both Simplified Chinese and English.
From June 2019 to August, the AFP team made about 50 counter-amendment-related reports and tested hundreds of factually incorrect or misleading information. Fake news and fake news come from FB, IG and Twitter, which are commonly used by Hong Kong people, as well as Weibo and WeChat, which are commonly used by mainland netizens.
After the AFP fact-checking team confirmed it as false news or intentionally misleading news, Facebook will restrict the news from continuing to spread. (AFP)
Fake news from the blue and yellow camp
Catherine Barton, the head of the AFP Asia verification team, accepted the query from "Hong Kong 01" and pointed out that some fake news or misleading news has been browsed millions of times before being verified, and all of them are scattered from the blue and yellow camp. The number is alarming. She said that Lanying's fake news mostly appeared in public groups and platforms, while Huangying's fake news was mostly circulated in encrypted groups, including Telegram and WhatsApp.
The AFP fact verification team also listed a variety of verification methods on the web page, including tracing the source of the news, researching the key frames of the film, cross-checking the information, and even contacting the organizations mentioned in the news and the interviewees.
The photo of Zheng Wenjie's "Prostitute" is a picture of the 2012 news report
For Barton’s example, the team often used picture searches to see if the photos were from other old news. For example, in 2019, Zheng Wenjie, an employee of the British Consulate General in Hong Kong, was accused by the Chinese police of prostitutes in Shenzhen many times. At that time, a photo was circulated online, containing a man similar to Zheng Wenjie and a young woman. Was handcuffed. The photo was accused of Zheng Wenjie's prostitution, and was forwarded by many people. The AFP team used a picture search and found that this photo was a picture of another report in 2012, thus confirming that the photo was fake.
The number of fake news is increasing day by day to the level of Asian elections
From the beginning of anti-revision demonstrations to the beginning of November, the AFP team has checked the number of fake news in Hong Kong to the extent of the elections in Asian regions such as Indonesia and the Philippines. As AFP cooperates with Facbook as a third party, after the AFP fact-checking team confirms it as false news or intentionally misleading news, they will limit the spread of the news through Facebook. Barton said: "As long as demonstrations continue, these news will increase with each passing day and become denser. "
After the AFP fact-checking team confirmed it as false news or intentionally misleading news, Facebook will restrict the news from continuing to spread. (AFP)
Seeking Media: Everyone Should Take Social Responsibility to Seek Truth
In addition to fact checking by the International News Agency, there is also a well-known factcheck page on Facebook. Among them, the well-known "Quest Media" was established in September 2014, and there have been only five members so far. In their interview with "Hong Kong 01", their person in charge said that during the umbrella movement, rumors such as "students thought that many girls were pregnant before marriage" and "pregnant women can't go to Ludungzhi Hospital to give birth" and other rumors, and even media appeared to be inconsistent with the facts. The report thought that it was necessary to request truth and verification, so a special page was set up.
They said: "Our philosophy is very simple. When the business community has always emphasized Corporate Social Responsibility, we also believe that individuals have Social Responsibility, and that the truthful verification of news and social information is that we give ourselves Responsibility."
The familiar "Quest Media" was established in September 2014 and has been followed by more than 150,000 people. (Qiyan Media facebook)
Female demonstrators "Angel Rumor Series" is actually a screenshot of an adult movie
As the amount of information increases, their work becomes busy. In the past, it took about two to three days for the media to deal with a rumor, but during the anti-revision movement, the peak was five articles a day, and sometimes 30 enquiries and reports were received in a day, including pictures and news. , WhatsApp messages, etc.
In the face of heavy workload, the test media is glad to trust the netizens and is happy to answer inquiries, but they also hope that you will not disseminate unconfirmed news. "Actually, Internet users are very powerful. Now they not only report, but also give us the clues and even answers they found." For example, the video of the "Angel Rumors Series" by female demonstrators, confirmed by Internet users Adult videos from Vietnam.
"Angel" series of fake news, pictures taken from adult websites.
To prove that there is a fake in any camp, you must speak out objectively
Over the past five years, Hong Kong has again witnessed large-scale social movements. The media has noticed that since June last year there has been a huge amount of information. All camps have spread a lot of unconfirmed news, and some have deliberately spread it to achieve politics. purpose.
Seeking Media emphasized that no matter whether it is Huangying, Lanying, or any media organization, they will reflect the truth as long as they find evidence that the rumor and the report are false. Camp."
Which camp has more rumors? The test media does not think that there are only two types of people in the society, such as yellow and blue, so it is impossible to quantify that the other side is more serious. "Every party will actually "fire the car"." Even if they cannot distinguish between yellow and blue, they are sure of these rumors. Most of them are distributed by non-media platforms. "They will not verify the content. It is almost any news, stories, rumors, and plans that are consistent with their political attitudes." If you do not have multiple parties to verify the information when receiving the information, it is easy to misrepresent false news. .
The fax agency confirmed that a man who died online at Prince Edward Station has been sent to the hospital. (FactWire)
As the media is not an official fact-checking team, it only uses third-party public information, such as previous news, online photos and clips, to confirm whether the recent rumors are true. The definition of true includes "5W1H" (Time, place, person, event, reason, how), as long as there is a mistake, it is confirmed to be fake news. Some cases can be completed in less than half an hour, but some of them will spend days collecting information intermittently, or even unable to continue because of insufficient evidence.
Fax agency opens "factcheck" page
Another media facsimile agency (FactWire), which also has the fact check work, has set up a "FactWire Fact Check" facebook page this year. From February to June, 21 articles have been published, ranging from anti-revision cases to international ones. There are rumors. Last year, the fax agency interviewed the arrested persons at the 8.31 prince station that night, proving that a man in a green shirt had been sent to the hospital and had not died in the station.
Whether it is the AFP team, the media, or the mass media, everyone can verify before forwarding the message to reduce the spread of fake news or fake news.
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