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  • 2021-02-04 (xsd:date)
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  • Does This Video Show Thailand’s Health Minister Receiving The COVID-19 Vaccine? (en)
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  • A video shared on Facebook allegedly shows Thailand’s health minister crying while receiving a COVID-19 vaccine injection. Facebook/Screenshot Verdict: False The video dates back to at least 2018, well before the COVID-19 pandemic began. The man in the video appears to be speaking Mandarin and does not resemble Thailand’s health minister. Fact Check: The video shows a man who appears to be in emotional distress as a health care worker attempts to give him an injection. The caption and text inside the video claim the man depicted is Thailand’s minister of public health, Anutin Charnvirakul , with the caption saying in part, #Amazing_video Health minister of Thailand getting covid19 ( sic ) vaccination. A reverse image search of key frames revealed the video actually dates back to at least early 2018, when the Hong Kong-based outlet South China Morning Post (SCMP) posted the footage on its YouTube channel. The SCMP titled the YouTube video Chinese man scared of his first ever injection . In the video, the people can be heard speaking Mandarin. Check Your Fact could not identify the man in the video; however, he does not closely resemble Anutin, who can be seen in photos taken by Agence France-Presse. (RELATED: Viral Image Falsely Claims Hank Aaron Was ‘Killed’ By The COVID-19 Vaccine) The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 first emerged in late 2019, so it is impossible for the video to be connected to the ongoing pandemic. The fact-checking website Boom Live found the inaccurate claim that the video shows Anutin receiving a COVID-19 vaccine jab had been shared on Twitter by Pakistani-Canadian writer Tarek Farah. His tweet has received over 29,400 views at the time of publication. Thailand is expected to receive thousands of doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine this month, according to Reuters . The country is also working to produce the vaccine locally for mass vaccinations in June, the outlet reported. (en)
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