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[TFC Disinfo Detector] What do Taiwanese people think about misinformation challenges in Taiwan? - Findings from the 2023 Annual Misinformation Survey
Image: The cover of the 2023 Annual Misinformation Survey published by Taiwan FactCheck Center in May 2023. (TFC)
Publish Date: 2023-10-02
TFC calls for media collaboration ahead of 2024 presidential elections
The Taiwan FactCheck Center (TFC) Chairman, Shih-Hung Lo, has called upon Taiwan media outlets to take on a more proactive role and foster collaboration to combat disinformation in preparation for the upcoming 2024 Taiwan presidential elections.
Lo made the announcement during a tea gathering on...
Publish Date: 2023-09-26
TFC’s IFCN signatory certification renewed for the the fifth consecutive year
The Taiwan FactCheck Center (TFC)’s signatory certification with the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has been renewed on August 30. TFC remains committed to upholding fact-checking principles of non-partisanship, fairness, and transparency.
Publish Date: 2023-09-23
Head of Asia Fact Check Lab shares four evolutionary trajectories of disinformation
The head of a fact-checking body under a United States media company has recently shared his organization’s tips and best practices in debunking fake news during an interview with a Taiwan FactCheck Center Podcast.
Publish Date: 2023-09-13
TFC workshop discusses challenges brought by AI
A workshop co-organized by the Taiwan FactCheck Center and the Association for Quality Journalism on investigative reporting and fact-checking was held on July 29 and 30 to discuss challenges brought by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to fact-checkers.
Aside from the challenges brought by AI, the two...
Publish Date: 2023-09-12
[TFC Disinfo Detector] Foreign Forgeries – an analysis of disinformation tactics leveraging Taiwan’s diplomatic events
Image: Taiwan's Vice President William Lai Ching-te deplanes at Silvio Pettirossi airport in Luque, Paraguay, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/ Top image)
By Wei-Ping Li, Ph.D
Publish Date: 2023-09-04
Introducing TFC Disinfo Detector: Your Guide to Taiwan's Disinformation Landscape
Publish Date: 2023-09-04
Taiwan’s Fact-Checking Ecosystem Makes Impression on International Experts
The Taiwan FactCheck Center (TFC) held the Forum on Fact-Checking in Asia 2023 in Taipei in early July and Taiwan’s own experiences were also highlighted, as one of the panels featured Taiwan’s fact-checking ecosystem.
As Taiwan’s fact-checking and media literacy promoting teams shared their...
Publish Date: 2023-08-30
AI: a double-edged sword for fact-checking
The age of AI has begun; will artificial intelligence be a boon for fact-checking or a bane that makes disinformation ever more difficult to detect? The answer might be both.
Facing new AI-generated tools such as ChatGPT and image generators, fact-checkers from Argentina, Brazil, and Spain, at the...
Publish Date: 2023-08-29
