TFC weekly monitoring report, May 1-7, 2023
In recent rumors circulating within the past week, the Taiwan Fact-Checking Center has identified three types of rumors that are worth paying attention to:
Political misinformation conveyed through a photo
An online photo shows a sign with the words “Zhongshan Cultural Park” taken at the National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. The rumor claimed that the government secretly changed the name of the memorial hall, which sparked discussions among the public and politicians.
In fact, the name of the memorial hall has not been changed. The sign with the words “Zhongshan Cultural Park” is actually for the “Zhongshan Park” where the memorial hall is located, which was renamed as Zhongshan Cultural Park to reflect a new landscape design.
Here is our fact-check.