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Videos and Photos of Different Origins Used to Spread Rumors about the US Downing China’s Spy Balloon
A Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon found to be flying over the U.S. has sparked tensions between the two countries. According to the U.S. media, on February 4, a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor shot down the object with one AIM-9X Sidewinder missile.
The U.S. officials said the Chinese spy...
Publish Date: 2023-02-16
Cross-border Effort in Combatting Disinformation: TFC joined by MAFINDO, TASAT for Empowering Local Indonesian Community
There are currently more than 250,000 Indonesians living in Taiwan. They have easily fallen prey to dis- and misinformation due to language barriers and lack of access to information.
Publish Date: 2023-02-14
A Look Back at the Year of Tiger
The Taiwan FactCheck Center published 706 fact-checking reports and 514 articles in 2022. They cover a wide range of issues and incidents including, most importantly, the Russia-Ukraine War in the spring, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan that sparked Chinese military drills in summer...
Publish Date: 2023-02-09
Disinformation-debunking Heroes
The spirit of fact-checking is getting to the bottom of things. The fact-checkers work hard to bring the most accurate information and knowledge to the readers, but as disinformation could involve a wide range of issues, the reporters, falling far short of omniscience, could only turn to experts in...
Publish Date: 2023-02-04
Methods to counteract disinformation as deepfake ran rampant
Deepfake and cheap fake videos have become increasingly common. When used irresponsibly, they allow disinformation to spread quickly, posing significant threats to individuals and organizations.
In Taiwan, synthetic media has also caused widespread public concern, especially after the arrest in...
Publish Date: 2023-01-31
TFC holds fact-checking workshop to promote SIFT method
A workshop to share with teachers in Taiwan about the growing trend of fake news in the media and how they can increase the media and information literacy of their students was organized by the Taiwan FactCheck Center (TFC) on Dec. 17, 2022.
A total of 13 schoolteachers in northern Taiwan,...
Publish Date: 2023-01-17
Outlandish rumors spread on social media about U.S. military loan and grant to Taiwan
In December 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law a government funding bill for 2023 that includes provisions to authorize US$2 billion in loans to Taiwan to buy weapons from the United States.
However, the military financing program has sparked rumors and stories taking flight on social...
Publish Date: 2023-01-12
Community colleges provide courses to raise media literacy among older adults
Disinformation and misinformation are everywhere, and older adults genuinely struggle with being able to identify what stories are true versus what stories are fabricated, possibly because they are less digitally literate compared to younger individuals.
Interventions for older adults have emerged...
Publish Date: 2023-01-05
False claims slander Taiwan’s gender equity education and stigmatize same-sex marriage
In December, a video showing the vice chairman of a civic association criticizing the gender equity education in Taiwan’s elementary and secondary schools began circulating on various social media platforms.
“The textbooks used by the school’s gender equity education committees tell students that...
Publish Date: 2022-12-26
False claims, conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and Taiwan’s elections
In the run-up to Taiwan’s local government elections on Nov. 26, false claims and conspiracy theories about voting and the COVID-19 pandemic have swirled on social media and messaging apps.
Although Taiwan has seen its new COVID-19 cases abate considerably in recent weeks, misleading stories about...
Publish Date: 2022-11-29
