Asia Insight · SEASON 9
Taiwan's Battle with Fake News
Episode 4 · 2020-01-31
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
In January of 2020, the Taiwanese presidential election was held for the first time in 4 years. With the constant media coverage of the event both on television and the internet, Taiwan faced a new threat not seen in years past: the misinformation known as "fake news." Due to the high use of social media in Taiwan, false information can spread before anyone has a chance to disprove it, influencing the opinions of voters. To counteract this effect, groups of checkers now work swiftly to verify information as it airs, utilizing technology to protect Taiwan's journalistic integrity and discredit fake news.
28 minutes
Season 9 episodes
1. Fighting for Marriage Equality: Taiwan2020-01-10
2. The Twilight of Chinese Coal2020-01-17
3. Leaving It All Behind - Thailand2020-01-24
4. Taiwan's Battle with Fake News2020-01-31
5. Returning from ISIL: Kazakhstan2020-02-14
6. Living Among the Two Koreas2020-02-21
7. A Second Chance in Bangkok's Slums2020-03-06
8. A Mixed Blessing: A World Heritage City in Uzbekistan2020-03-20
9. Japan and the Philippines: Specified Skilled Worker System Year One2020-03-27
10. Beijing's Room of Rage2020-04-10
11. South Korea's Elderly Box Foragers2020-04-24
12. Documenting Home: Myanmar2020-05-08
13. Businesses Struggling with COVID-19 in Shenzhen2020-05-29
14. Coronavirus Crisis: Answering the Call - Thai Monks on the Frontline2020-06-05
15. Sketching a Better Myanmar through Satire2020-06-12
16. Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Poverty2020-07-03
17. Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Business2020-07-10
18. Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Culture2020-07-17
19. North Borneo's Isolated Stateless2020-07-24
20. Protecting the Elderly from COVID-19: South Korea2020-07-31
21. Guangzhou's Apparel Industry Facing COVID-192020-08-07
22. Wuhan: An App to Survive Post-Corona2020-08-21
23. Vietnam: A Mega-Hospital in Lockdown2020-08-28
24. Deliveries Among COVID-19 in South Korea2020-09-04
25. Making Art from a Pandemic: Wuhan, China2020-09-25
26. Dreaming of a Medal: Mongolia2020-10-09
27. Thailand's Struggling Inbound Tourism2020-10-16
28. The "Made in Hong Kong" Dilemma2020-10-30
29. Spreading Kindness: Online Barter in the Philippines2020-11-13
30. Echoes of Musical Tradition: Mongolia2020-11-27
31. The Unsung Heroes Fighting the Coronavirus: Thailand2020-12-18
32. Entrepreneurs of the Massive Housing Complex: Guizhou, China2020-12-25
