Fact-Checking Taiwan’s Media ǀ Broken News (4/5)

Fake news is a global problem facing all democracies, and it has the potential to do real harm. Taiwan’s civil groups are working hard to fact-check fake news in real-time. Learn how they tackle this genuine threat to Taiwan’s democracy in this episode of “Broken News.”

Taiwan is on the frontline of a disinformation war with China, experiencing thousands of attacks a day. From fake news online to on-the-ground interference, Taiwan’s population has to be vigilant and able to identify fake news when they see it. That’s where civil organizations such as IORG, MyGoPen, Doublethink and others come into play. These groups all work together uniquely to help protect Taiwan from the harms of disinformation. From fact-checking to employing data science methods to analyze fake news, learn more about how these different groups operate and how they work together to help Taiwan’s population understand more about mis- and disinformation. One consensus all the experts agree on is the need for vigilance amongst the population regarding disinformation to help protect everyone from the harm it can cause.

Through interviews with civil activists, academics, journalists, politicians and more, gain a deeper understanding of the important work that goes into protecting Taiwan’s democracy from malicious Chinese disinformation campaigns.

Chapters:
00:00 Civil Groups Fact-Checking Fake News in Taiwan
01:42 Different Fact-Checking Groups Serve Different Purposes
02:57 The Struggles of Fact-Checking as a Small Civic Group
04:26 From “Fake” to Misleading” News
05:36 Why the Role of Fact-Checkers Is So Important, But Not Enough
06:22 Disinformation Is Participatory, Everyone Plays a Role
06:53 Taiwanese Society Is Already Split Making Disinformation Easy To Take Hold
07:42 The Influence of Social Media On the Spread of Disinformation
08:51 The Role of Government In The Fight Against Disinformation
10:32 Taiwan’s History of Martial Law and Freedom of Speech
11:01 The National Communications Commission (NCC) Tried To Implement Regulations
11:24 The NCC’s Proposals Were Axed Due To Political Pressure
12:01 Any Laws Perceived To Be Encroaching on Freedom of Speech Are Attacked
13:27 Civil Society Fact-Checking Organizations Remain Taiwan’s Best Defense

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