Focus Taiwan
Date: 03/27/2020
By: Chen Yun-yu and Matthew Mazzetta

Taipei, March 27 (CNA) The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) announced Friday that it is partnering with the non-profit Taiwan FactCheck Center on a series of Facebook posts to combat disinformation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

The initiative, called "COVID-19: Just the Facts," provides the de facto American embassy's response to topics identified by the Taiwan FactCheck Center as the most frequent subjects of disinformation.

The goal is to correct false narratives being spread by "actors hoping to exploit the current crisis to stoke anxiety and division within societies, deflect blame away from irresponsible actors, and erode public confidence in democratic institutions," the institute said in a Facebook post.

The first post of the series, which focuses on the origins of the pandemic, criticizes Chinese authorities who it said "actively censored and punished journalists and whistleblowers like Li Wenliang."    [FULL  STORY]