Claim: Images of odd-looking fish shows effect of radioactive water near Fukushima, suggesting that Japan's plan to discharge "nuclear-contaminated water" into the ocean will deform marine life again.
Fact-check: Misleading: These bizarre fish photos are unrelated to water near Fukushima | annie lab
Verdict: misleading. all four fish images are unrelated to the planned fukushima nuclear water discharge. one image was taken before the nuclear accident; one is doctored, one shows a freshwater fish, and the other was initially tied to domestic wastewater far away from fukushima.
Organisation: annie lab
Author: Yuan Dirui 袁迪睿
Date published: 2023-06-20T00:30:00