Masato Kajimoto | 鍛治本正人
@masatokj.bsky.social
Journalism Professor at HKU. Fact-checking at Annie Lab. Trust is something you earn, not build.
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This is Miyamoto. Filming is underway for the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda in a lush, natural setting, with Bo Bragason-san who will play Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth-san who will play Link (1/2).
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This is Miyamoto. Filming is underway for the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda in a lush, natural setting, with Bo Bragason-san who will play Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth-san who will play Link (1/2).
It was an intense 2.5-day convening.
October 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It was an intense 2.5-day convening.
This indeed. www.theverge.com/social/63981...
On TikTok, YouTube, X, and everywhere, ‘views’ are lies
You might think a “view” means you watched something. You’d be wrong.
www.theverge.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This indeed. www.theverge.com/social/63981...
I’m thrilled to join the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Information Integrity. Looking forward to contributing to discussions on actionable strategies.
March 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I’m thrilled to join the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Information Integrity. Looking forward to contributing to discussions on actionable strategies.
I've been a heavy user of Perplexity (with all the cautions). Now, they dropped this cool ad 😀 youtu.be/4UKM_yvTexI?...
Perplexity Questions | Starring Squid Game’s Lee Jung-jae
YouTube video by Perplexity
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March 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I've been a heavy user of Perplexity (with all the cautions). Now, they dropped this cool ad 😀 youtu.be/4UKM_yvTexI?...
This is a bit embarrassing, Germany’s Goethe Institut created a cartoon (and a video) story about my news literacy work. I am not sure how this would be helpful to anyone, but here it is. youtu.be/FOQ6SAe4jGs
On the trail of rumours – Media Literacy 101
YouTube video by Goethe-Institut Korea
youtu.be
March 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This is a bit embarrassing, Germany’s Goethe Institut created a cartoon (and a video) story about my news literacy work. I am not sure how this would be helpful to anyone, but here it is. youtu.be/FOQ6SAe4jGs
Yes, the cameraperson was genuinely in tears, but the footage is nine years old. It has nothing to do with the recent meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump. annielab.org/2025/03/13/m...
Misleading: Crying cameraperson video is unrelated to recent Trump-Zelenskyy spat | annie lab
The footage comes from a 9-year-old reality TV show in Turkey. It has nothing to do with the fiery exchange at the White House between the two leaders.
annielab.org
March 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Yes, the cameraperson was genuinely in tears, but the footage is nine years old. It has nothing to do with the recent meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump. annielab.org/2025/03/13/m...
Does the arrested man look like Hong Kong Cantopop heartthrob Keung To? Nope, the image shows a typical face swap manipulation. annielab.org/2025/03/12/f...
False: Arrested man’s face swapped with MIRROR star Keung To in manipulated image | annie lab
In the original news photo, the man appears to have thick eyebrows and facial hair. The incident has nothing to do with the popular boy band singer.
annielab.org
March 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Does the arrested man look like Hong Kong Cantopop heartthrob Keung To? Nope, the image shows a typical face swap manipulation. annielab.org/2025/03/12/f...
[Quote]“In exchange for the ability to establish operations in China, FB will agree to grant the Chinese government access to Chinese users’ data — including Hongkongese users’ data,” one privacy policy staffer wrote. [Unquote] www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Zuckerberg’s Meta considered sharing user data with China, whistleblower alleges
Meta went to extreme lengths, including developing a censorship system, in a failed attempt to bring Facebook to millions of internet users in China, according to a whistleblower complaint.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
[Quote]“In exchange for the ability to establish operations in China, FB will agree to grant the Chinese government access to Chinese users’ data — including Hongkongese users’ data,” one privacy policy staffer wrote. [Unquote] www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Tempting... Should I give a nudge to get a free snack?
March 3, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Tempting... Should I give a nudge to get a free snack?
Tempting... Should I give a nudge to get a free snack?
March 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Tempting... Should I give a nudge to get a free snack?
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A pro-Russia content aggregation network is churning out at least 3 MILLION pieces of propaganda per year, all on sites that are virtually unusable by humans.
So what's the goal? We explore the idea that it might be to flood LLMs with pro-Russia content:
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So what's the goal? We explore the idea that it might be to flood LLMs with pro-Russia content:
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February 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A pro-Russia content aggregation network is churning out at least 3 MILLION pieces of propaganda per year, all on sites that are virtually unusable by humans.
So what's the goal? We explore the idea that it might be to flood LLMs with pro-Russia content:
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So what's the goal? We explore the idea that it might be to flood LLMs with pro-Russia content:
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National Security Department police have taken Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute CEO Robert Chung in for questioning over allegedly assisting a wanted fugitive.
Former HKPORI deputy CEO Chung Kim-wah was placed on the NSD wanted list last December.
HK01:
National Security Department police have taken Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute CEO Robert Chung in for questioning over allegedly assisting a wanted fugitive.
Former HKPORI deputy CEO Chung Kim-wah was placed on the NSD wanted list last December.
HK01:
消息：鍾庭耀涉協助在逃通緝人士鍾劍華 國安處上門調查
消息稱，警方國安處今早（13日）到香港民研主席及行政總裁鍾庭耀住所調查一宗協助在逃人士案件，並會將其帶走作進一步調查。據悉涉及去年平安夜，
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January 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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National Security Department police have taken Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute CEO Robert Chung in for questioning over allegedly assisting a wanted fugitive.
Former HKPORI deputy CEO Chung Kim-wah was placed on the NSD wanted list last December.
HK01:
National Security Department police have taken Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute CEO Robert Chung in for questioning over allegedly assisting a wanted fugitive.
Former HKPORI deputy CEO Chung Kim-wah was placed on the NSD wanted list last December.
HK01:
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"I'm just a simple European but…the United States seems to be the only country in the world where adding information is seen as censorship," said Maarten Schenk, Lead Stories chief operating officer and co-founder.
www.npr.org/2025/01/10/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/10/n...
Meta built a global fact-checking operation. Will it survive?
The company's policy reversal comes as the U.S. is diverging sharply from other countries over regulating social media.
www.npr.org
January 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
"I'm just a simple European but…the United States seems to be the only country in the world where adding information is seen as censorship," said Maarten Schenk, Lead Stories chief operating officer and co-founder.
www.npr.org/2025/01/10/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/10/n...
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January 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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This week, Meta announced it’s ending its US fact checking partnerships.
In six years, we’ve fact checked 2,596 cases on critical issues like elections and public health. We’re proud to have played a part in ensuring people get access to good information.
In six years, we’ve fact checked 2,596 cases on critical issues like elections and public health. We’re proud to have played a part in ensuring people get access to good information.
How our fact checking work with Meta makes a real-world difference - Full Fact
Full Fact has been a proud contributor to the Third Party Fact Checking initiative. Since January 2019 we’ve checked 2,596 cases of misleading, faked, or potentially harmful posts on Meta platforms.
fullfact.org
January 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
This week, Meta announced it’s ending its US fact checking partnerships.
In six years, we’ve fact checked 2,596 cases on critical issues like elections and public health. We’re proud to have played a part in ensuring people get access to good information.
In six years, we’ve fact checked 2,596 cases on critical issues like elections and public health. We’re proud to have played a part in ensuring people get access to good information.
IFCN's formal response. Open letter to him whom must not be named 😐 www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/an...
An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers, nine years later - Poynter
From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their car...
www.poynter.org
January 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
IFCN's formal response. Open letter to him whom must not be named 😐 www.poynter.org/ifcn/2025/an...
This fun event was a significant step forward for our initiative across Asia. Participants, thank you for bringing all your enthusiasm and creativity to the event. talk.annieasia.org/p/fact-check...
Fact-checking Odyssey: Evidence Unleashed
ANNIE's first student conference was held in Ho Chi Ming City in Dec 2024
talk.annieasia.org
January 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This fun event was a significant step forward for our initiative across Asia. Participants, thank you for bringing all your enthusiasm and creativity to the event. talk.annieasia.org/p/fact-check...
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BREAKING: Founding member of the Democratic Party Martin Lee has been stripped of his title as Justice of the Peace by #HongKong leader John Lee. No reason was given.
Lee, 86, was a founding member of the Democratic Party and a lawmaker for over two decades. hongkongfp.com/2024/12/27/b...
Lee, 86, was a founding member of the Democratic Party and a lawmaker for over two decades. hongkongfp.com/2024/12/27/b...
December 27, 2024 at 5:40 AM
BREAKING: Founding member of the Democratic Party Martin Lee has been stripped of his title as Justice of the Peace by #HongKong leader John Lee. No reason was given.
Lee, 86, was a founding member of the Democratic Party and a lawmaker for over two decades. hongkongfp.com/2024/12/27/b...
Lee, 86, was a founding member of the Democratic Party and a lawmaker for over two decades. hongkongfp.com/2024/12/27/b...
この分野に本腰を入れ始めてから12年経ちますが、2024年になって、日本の各方面から結構頻繁に声がかかるようになりました〔去年までは散発的にちらほらという感じだったので、大きな変化でした）。今年最後のインタビューも日本のYahoo!です。みなさま、よいお年を！
news.yahoo.co.jp/newshack/med...
news.yahoo.co.jp/newshack/med...
2024年「選挙イヤー」――偽・誤情報はどこまで影響を及ぼしたのか？ 香港大学・鍛治本正人教授に聞く
2024年は世界的な「選挙イヤー（※）」と呼ばれた1年でした。1月の台湾総統選挙を皮切りに、韓国とインドでの総選挙や欧州議会選挙が行われた一方、11月にはアメリカ大統領選挙も実施されました。日本では衆...
news.yahoo.co.jp
December 27, 2024 at 3:22 AM
この分野に本腰を入れ始めてから12年経ちますが、2024年になって、日本の各方面から結構頻繁に声がかかるようになりました〔去年までは散発的にちらほらという感じだったので、大きな変化でした）。今年最後のインタビューも日本のYahoo!です。みなさま、よいお年を！
news.yahoo.co.jp/newshack/med...
news.yahoo.co.jp/newshack/med...
Saw this in Nagoya this summer. A Hong Kong-themed restaurant serves only Korean-style ちゃんぽん (짬뽕?) noodle in Japan? Mind blown 🤯
December 7, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Saw this in Nagoya this summer. A Hong Kong-themed restaurant serves only Korean-style ちゃんぽん (짬뽕?) noodle in Japan? Mind blown 🤯
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NEW: We’ve updated our Government Tracker to include Labour’s newly-announced pledge to raise living standards by the end of the Parliament. We’ve currently rated it ‘Wait and see’.
Are living standards improving in every part of the UK? - Full Fact
Full Fact looks at whether the government’s new ‘Plan for Change’ pledge to raise living standards in every part of the UK is on track.
fullfact.org
December 7, 2024 at 9:07 AM
NEW: We’ve updated our Government Tracker to include Labour’s newly-announced pledge to raise living standards by the end of the Parliament. We’ve currently rated it ‘Wait and see’.
hongkongfp.com/2024/12/04/c... What a joke
Cathay Pacific pulls Family Guy episode with Tiananmen crackdown joke, apologises and vows investigation
Cathay Pacific has pulled a Family Guy episode from its inflight entertainment system which referenced the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. It has apologised to customers and vowed an investigation. Famil…
hongkongfp.com
December 4, 2024 at 11:23 AM
hongkongfp.com/2024/12/04/c... What a joke
Revisiting this report/graphic. Wonder how the "risk" has materialised in these countries this year.
December 3, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Revisiting this report/graphic. Wonder how the "risk" has materialised in these countries this year.
I am writing a book chapter called "Misinformation in Asia" for a future title in the field of law. Is anything missing or off-the-mark here? Any feedback is welcome 🙂
December 2, 2024 at 3:22 PM
I am writing a book chapter called "Misinformation in Asia" for a future title in the field of law. Is anything missing or off-the-mark here? Any feedback is welcome 🙂