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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

El Nino, weak monsoon behind Hong Kong’s warmest October in 142 years

Hong Kong sweltered through its warmest October on record, as an extremely strong El Nino, a weak northeast monsoon and a persistent anticyclone aloft over southern China combined to drive temperatures to unprecedented levels, the...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
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Hong Kong100%
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Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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ReutersCenterBBC NewsCenterThe New York TimesLeftThe GuardianLeftThe Japan TimesCenterNBC NewsLeans leftSouth China Morning PostLeans rightDeccanchronicleCenterIbtimesCenterSkysportsNo political lean
Truth score 868
Left 33%33%Centre 56%56%Right 11%11%
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Hong Kong's leader apologises for deadly high-rise fire

John Lee, the city’s chief executive, said his housing secretary would step down, but he vehemently defended the government. A long-awaited report on the Wang Fuk Court fire released by Hong Kong authorities on Thursday set out how a...

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: Very highCountry: United KingdomFunding: Public broadcasterOwner: BBC (UK Government)
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Corporate70%
Public broadcaster10%
Private10%
Nonprofit trust10%
Countries
United Kingdom50%
United States20%
Hong Kong10%
Japan10%
India10%
Media ownership
Independent30%
Alibaba Group10%
BBC (UK Government)10%
News2u Holdings10%
NY Times Company10%
Avg reliability80
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion63/4
State media0%
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Truth score: 86 (Strongly corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 10 Reliability: 80 Bias severity: 50 Risk: 0Sentiment: -43Sensationalism: 1 Amplification: 0

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Sports
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South China Morning PostLeans rightIndia TodayCenterYahoo NewsCenterDnaindiaCenter
Truth score 65
Centre 75%75%Right 25%25%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Hong Kong may raise GDP forecast as growth poised for 5-year high: Paul Chan

Here's everything you'll need to know about the 2026 edition of the Hong Kong Sixes tournament alongside the schedule, squads and start date. Abbas Afridi's explosive 35-run knock off just eight balls powered Pakistan to a stunning...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
Countries
India50%
United States25%
Hong Kong25%
Media ownership
Independent25%
Living Media25%
Apollo Global Management25%
Alibaba Group25%
Avg reliability70
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion7/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 65 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 4 Reliability: 70 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 43Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Crime and Justice
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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Hong Kong man falls from luxury housing complex, striking domestic helper below

A Hong Kong man believed to have accidentally fallen from a height struck a domestic helper on the podium of a luxury housing estate in West Kowloon on Saturday, with the pair sent to hospital. Police said they received a report at...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
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Hong Kong100%
Media ownership
Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Hong Kong woman, 66, loses HK$2.7 million in money-laundering phone scam

A 66-year-old Hong Kong woman was swindled out of HK$2.7 million (US$344,158) in a phone scam after a caller alleged that her bank account had been involved in money laundering. Police said the woman, who lives in Sau Mau Ping, told the...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Hong Kong100%
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Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant catches fire before opening, kills 34 – SCMP archive

This story was first published on October 31, 1971. Aberdeen was yesterday (October 30, 1971) rocked by a tremendous explosion followed by fire which swept through the $14 million Jumbo Restaurant, killing 13 and injuring at least 42...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
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Hong Kong100%
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Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 8 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Hong Kong to be exclusive host of Vinexpo Asia trade fair for next 5 years

Hong Kong will be the exclusive host of Vinexpo Asia from 2027 to 2031, ending the international wine and spirits trade exhibition’s rotation with Singapore. The organiser of the fair, Vinexposium, confirmed its five-year commitment to...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
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Hong Kong100%
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Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Hong Kong’s M+ forges new alliance with MoMA and Centre Pompidou to redefine museum loans

Hong Kong’s M+ museum, New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Centre Pompidou in Paris signed an agreement on October 30 to establish a three-way cultural alliance, aiming to redefine how visual culture is collected, exhibited...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
Countries
Hong Kong100%
Media ownership
Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Crime and Justice
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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Hong Kong national security judge Alex Lee promoted to the Court of Appeal

A Hong Kong judge who has overseen high-profile national security trials, including the collusion case of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, has been promoted to the Court of Appeal. A Judiciary statement on Thursday said the chief...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
Countries
Hong Kong100%
Media ownership
Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Hong Kong’s wider yuan push: a gateway to the world?

In September, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled the city’s first five-year plan along with his policy address, highlighting Hong Kong’s strategic role in promoting the greater use of the yuan outside mainland China as a key...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
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Hong Kong100%
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Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 6 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Hong Kong to set up new body to oversee building renovations in regulatory overhaul

Hong Kong will establish a dedicated body to oversee building renovations as part of a wide-ranging overhaul that includes restructuring the Buildings Department and tightening regulation of contractors. The move was revealed on...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
Countries
Hong Kong100%
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Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Hong Kong police probe HK$40 million jewellery theft from Southern district flat

Hong Kong police launched an investigation into the disappearance of jewellery worth nearly HK$40 million (US$5.1 million) from a woman’s home in the upscale Southern district neighbourhood of Chung Hom Kok. The woman, 56, called police...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
Countries
Hong Kong100%
Media ownership
Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Hong Kong scraps lighting attraction at The Peak after public outcry

Hong Kong authorities have scrapped a controversial plan to install decorative lights along a scenic trail on The Peak to increase the city’s nighttime tourism appeal following a public outcry, promising to restore the natural landscape...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
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Hong Kong100%
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Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
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Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Has Hong Kong’s IPO boom hit a wall – or is a year-end rush still to come?

Hong Kong’s initial public offering (IPO) momentum has cooled sharply in the fourth quarter amid market volatility and tighter regulatory scrutiny, but industry players say a year-end rush of listings could still help the city secure a...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
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Hong Kong100%
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Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 6 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

CK Asset pauses Hong Kong sales launch at Yuen Long’s Montage development

CK Asset Holdings has suspended sales at its Yuen Long residential project Montage, days before it planned to begin marketing the development’s first homes. The developer confirmed the suspension to the South China Morning Post but...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
Countries
Hong Kong100%
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Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

HKEX extends overnight derivatives trading as Hong Kong chases global market flow

Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is taking a further step towards round-the-clock trading by pushing back the closing bell for its after-hours derivatives market by 75 minutes from next year, according to a...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
Countries
Hong Kong100%
Media ownership
Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 8 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Pump pressure: how rising fuel costs leave Hong Kong drivers running on fumes

Van driver Wong Siu-po, 48, felt life was becoming more difficult than ever as mounting fuel prices cost him an additional HK$5,000 (US$640) a month, about a third of his monthly income. With an 11-year-old daughter and an unemployed...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
Countries
Hong Kong100%
Media ownership
Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Residents were left helpless as Hong Kong departments ‘passed the ball’ on safety complaints

No government department took effective ownership of fire safety risks ahead of the deadly Tai Po fire in Hong Kong, allowing complaints made by residents to fall into a vacuum, according to an independent committee. At the release of...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
Countries
Hong Kong100%
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Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Crime and Justice
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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

France’s protests, like Hong Kong’s in 2019, risk being defined by violence

No protester sets out expecting a friend to be arrested, injured or caught in a confrontation with the police. Yet when that happens, the reasons for returning to the streets can change. People may return not only because of the cause...

Lean: Leans right OpinionFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Hong Kong100%
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Alibaba Group100%
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Low-credibility share0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Later hours unlikely to boost bottle sales at Hong Kong wine festival: exhibitors

Later opening times are unlikely to boost wine sales by the bottle, exhibitors returning to Hong Kong’s annual Wine and Dine Festival have said, with new overseas participants believing that the city serves as an indicator for broader...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
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Hong Kong100%
Media ownership
Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
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South China Morning PostLeans right

Will Argentina’s citizenship scheme lure property buyers from mainland China and Hong Kong?

Argentina is the latest country seeking to lure investors with an investment-for-citizenship programme, providing another residency and diversification option for the wealthy, including those from mainland China and Hong Kong, according...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Hong Kong100%
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Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
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Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 6 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Appeal for private flight to bring critically ill British baby home from Hong Kong

A UK-registered air ambulance and family support charity has issued an urgent appeal for a donated private flight to bring a critically ill baby boy home from Hong Kong. Lia’s Wings said on Friday that nine-month-old Matthew, from...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Alibaba Group100%
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Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
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South China Morning PostLeans right

Lit cigarette, combustibles and ‘human fault’ led to deadly Hong Kong fire: report

A combination of a lit cigarette and an “abundant fuel” of combustible materials caused Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades, according to a long-awaited report which found the blaze would not have killed so many people, or happened at...

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Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
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Fact / opinion1/0
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
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South China Morning PostLeans right

Big Apple vs Pearl of the Orient? How higher taxes in New York may open door for Hong Kong

On November 4 last year, Zohran Mamdani won the New York mayoral election on a promise to make the city more affordable, with expanded social programmes funded in part by raising taxes on the city’s wealthiest residents and most...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Hong Kong100%
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Alibaba Group100%
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Fact / opinion1/0
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 100Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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TechspotCenter
Truth score 38
Centre 100%100%
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This smart screwdriver uses a camera and AI to identify screws and set torque automatically

Hong Kong-based Arrowmax recently launched a Kickstarter campaign for what it calls the world's first AI-powered electric screwdriver, and funded it almost immediately. Starting at around $80, with shipments planned to begin in April...

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: Independent
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Independent100%
Avg reliability65
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Fact / opinion1/0
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Truth score: 38 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 65 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
Right 100%100%
South China Morning PostLeans right

Abby Choi’s ex-father-in-law pleads guilty to illegal disposal of her body in stark U-turn

The former father-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has made a U-turn midway through her murder trial and pleaded guilty to the illegal disposal of her body. As the High Court trial entered its fifth week before a...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Hong Kong100%
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Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion2/0
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
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South China Morning PostLeans right

Hongkongers need more than 4 walls and a roof to make a home

What kind of living space can truly be called a “home”? That was the question on my mind when I visited United Court, a transitional housing estate in Tung Tau, Yuen Long, run by the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council. While...

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Alibaba Group100%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Politics
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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
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South China Morning PostLeans right

HKT says US order ‘ceased’ as firm reportedly agrees to exit American market

A leading Hong Kong telecommunications carrier has confirmed that an order requiring it to justify its operation in the United States has ceased, after the company reportedly agreed to wind down its business under pressure from a US...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Hong Kong100%
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Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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South China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 41
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South China Morning PostLeans right

Shenzhen too pricey? Cost-conscious Hongkongers dig deeper into mainland China

Seventy-something Hong Kong retiree Leung Ching says a meal for four in Shenzhen, the megacity in mainland China roughly an hour’s train ride away, that cost just over 300 yuan (US$45) a few years ago now runs to 500 to 600 yuan. It...

Lean: Leans right Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
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Corporate100%
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Hong Kong100%
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Alibaba Group100%
Avg reliability75
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion1/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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BBC NewsCenterThe GuardianLeftSky NewsLeans rightSouth China Morning PostLeans right
Truth score 747
Left 25%25%Centre 25%25%Right 50%50%
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What's at stake for Trump in the US midterms?

Anthony Zurcher explains how the results of the midterm elections could reshape the rest of Trump's presidency. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 are centre, 2 lean right.

Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: Very highCountry: United KingdomFunding: Public broadcasterOwner: BBC (UK Government)
  • South China Morning Post Kim watches attack-drone demo as Korean tensions rise

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube North Korea staged a rocket and missile demonstration last Thursday, attended by the supreme leader, his wife and his daughter. The...

    Lean: Leans right VideoFactuality: HighCountry: Hong KongFunding: CorporateOwner: Alibaba Group
  • The Guardian Trump beware: US voters are concerned about government corruption

    Alleged self-dealing by the president and his allies doesn’t look so good as corruption emerges as a key issue for midterm voters Government corruption a top issue for US midterm voters, exclusive poll finds Voters...

    Lean: Left Fact-focusedFactuality: Very highCountry: United KingdomFunding: Nonprofit trustOwner: Scott Trust
  • Sky News US midterms: Is Donald Trump on the road to a disaster?

    We tell the story of more than a quarter of Americans. We travel more than 2,000 miles… in less than two days. What did we learn about how Americans feel ahead of Tuesday’s pivotal elections? SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube...

    Lean: Leans right VideoFactuality: HighCountry: United KingdomFunding: CorporateOwner: Comcast
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Funding
Corporate50%
Public broadcaster25%
Nonprofit trust25%
Countries
United Kingdom75%
Hong Kong25%
Media ownership
Alibaba Group25%
BBC (UK Government)25%
Comcast25%
Scott Trust25%
Avg reliability82
Low-credibility share0%
Fact / opinion9/0
State media0%
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Truth score: 74 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 4 Reliability: 82 Bias severity: 33 Risk: 0Sentiment: -44Sensationalism: 3 Amplification: 0

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