The latest edition of Taiwan Fact check Centre's newsletter covers narratives and trends surrounding false information in the Sinosphere over the past six months
The latest edition of Taiwan Fact check Centre's newsletter covers narratives and trends surrounding false information in the Sinosphere over the past six months
A series of AI-generated videos promoting pro-Taiwan narratives and including references to fictional events have appeared on YouTube in recent months. The origin and intent of the videos is unclear
The debate over dual citizenship in Taiwan has become the subject of disinformation. Malicious actors used the disinformation to exploit people's emotions and identity. This limited the possibility for more reasonable debate and dialogue on the issues
There are two conflicting narratives about US-Taiwan relations circulating on Chinese-language social media. One promotes fears of US abandonment of Taiwan while the other exaggerates the strength of US support for Taiwan
slime media: fake news websites masquerading as legitimate outlets, often designed to manipulate political discourse
For example, the Taiwanese newspaper China Times published a story based on a report from a website that imitated MSNBC
https://www.rfa.org/english/factcheck/2025/04/09/afcl-fake-news-websites-taiwan/
The latest edition of Taiwan FactCheck Center's newsletter discusses the difficulty of factchecking disinformation about the Legislative Yuan's cuts to the budget
"The overwhelming volume of information, the complexities of the issues, and the lack of timely minutes of legislative sessions have all made debunking budget-slashing rumors a daunting task."