A circulating video claims “French citizens hold a parade to mourn the Nanjing Massacre”
The circulating video splices together unrelated footage.
Fact-check reporter: Tseng Hui-wenManaging editor: Chen Wei-ting
The original publication can be read here.
A video recently circulating on social media...
Manipulation: Ukraine Is Defenseless Against Iranian Missiles Even With Patriots, Analysts Say
Defence Express analysts did not concede that Ukraine is helpless against Iranian missiles or that Patriots "won't help." The outlet noted only the difficulty...
Online claim: “The anti-toxic-oil rally in Taiwan received no media coverage at all”
Multiple media outlets reported on it.
Fact-check reporter: Chiu Shao-anManaging editor: Ho Hui-an
The original publication can be read here.
As the Chung Lien Grease case continued to...
Fake: Stolen Lalique Pendant Found on Olena Zelenska
The BBC published no such report. In the original footage of Olena Zelenska's arrival at the Élysée Palace, she is wearing no pendant whatsoever...
Fake: Poland’s Intelligence Service Named Ukraine a ‘New Threat’ to Eastern Europe
Poland's Foreign Intelligence Agency published no such report or statement. The fake is built on an anonymous video bearing an unidentifiable logo, with footage...
False: The tree-felling route in Taipei’s Boai Special District matches that of a PLA...
The claim is a far-fetched fabrication; there has been no large-scale tree-felling in the Boai Special District.
Fact-check reporters: Chiu Shao-an, Chen Wei-tingManaging editor: Chen...
Fake: France’s Army Would Last Just Seven Days Against Russia, Statista Says
Neither Statista nor the Institute for the Study of War published any such study. The infographic circulating online is a forgery built on Statista's...
Fake: Central Taiwan is undergoing population replacement — the Chinese immigrant population in Taichung’s...
The data is wrong; immigrants from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau make up 1.44% of Beitun's total population.
Fact-check reporter: Tseng Hui-wen
Editor: Chen Wei-ting
The...
Fake: Almost All of Europe Fought Alongside Nazi Germany Against the USSR
In reality, only six European governments fought alongside the Third Reich in the war against the USSR. The majority of the continent's countries were...
Fake: Zelensky Marks Volhynia Victims’ Day With Announcement of UPA Memorial
The story is entirely fabricated: Ukraine has made no announcement about plans to build a UPA memorial complex near Lutsk, and propagandists are manipulating...