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Tag: taiwan

  • Categories FACT CHECK Fact Sheet NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Can dragon fruit serve as an alternate crop for rice?

    By VERA Files  |  Dec 08, 2022 1:50 PM

    Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos said recently that farmers can earn more by planting dragon fruit alternately with rice. “’Yung Taiwan malaki ang demanda ng dragon fruit (Taiwan has a high demand for dragon fruit). Eh [but] they can only plant dragon fruit three or four times, three or four months of the […]

    Agriculture, dragon fruit, farmers, Malaysia, Philippines, Sandro Marcos, taiwan, Vietnam

  • Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Puwede bang alternatibong pananim sa palay ang dragon fruit?

    By VERA Files  |  Dec 08, 2022 1:50 PM

    Ang dragon fruit ba ay isang magandang alternatibong pananim sa palay? Maaari bang i-export ang prutas sa Taiwan?

    Agriculture, dragon fruit, farmers, Malaysia, Philippines, Sandro Marcos, taiwan, Vietnam

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Old photos of earthquake-damaged buildings in Taiwan FALSELY passed off as new

    By vera files fact check  |  Sep 22, 2022 12:00 PM

    Three photos of buildings that allegedly collapsed after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake last Sept. 18 near Taitung County, Taiwan, were posted by a Facebook (FB) page the next day. Published by the FB page Pageant Pilipinas, it carried the caption “Pray for Taiwan,” which is misleading. All three images of damaged edifices were from earthquakes […]

    earthquake, misleading, taiwan

  • Members of the fellowship in Neili posed with Isaiah Christian Antonio, the spearhead of the project in Taiwan. (Photo: Angelita Rebecca Felix)
    Categories News

    Fighting misinformation among Filipino communities in Neili, Taoyuan

    By Isaiah Christian Antonio  |  May 16, 2022 1:04 PM

    In the continuation of the partnership between the Taiwan Fact-Check Center and the Vera Files, the IFCN-certified Philippine fact-checker, a team of Filipino workers and students went to Filipino communities in Neili (內壢), Taoyuan to introduce Vera Files’ bilingual fact-checking tip-line, VERA.

    fight misinformation, overseas Filipino Communities, taiwan

  • 040722 FALSE Taiwan Marcos news_WEB.png
    Categories FACT CHECK PHL Vote 2022

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Taiwanese media did NOT spread ‘good news’ about BBM-Sara tandem

    By VERA Files  |  Apr 08, 2022 1:47 PM

    The report was “not support” for the Uniteam tandem.

    bongbong marcos, taiwan, UniTeam

  • thumbnail_viber-tipline-taiwan_Photo 2.jpeg
    Categories News

    VERA Files fact-checking chatbot introduced in OFW community in Taiwan

    By Gino Lopez  |  Apr 05, 2022 12:22 PM

    Last February 26, 2022, a Filipino researcher from Taiwan FactCheck Center along with two volunteer Filipino students launched a campaign at Taichung’s Our Lady of Immaculate Conception church promoting VERA “The Truth Bot”. The students set up a booth at the church’s entrance, introducing the new service to the clergy of more than 300 people.

    OFW community, taiwan, VERA the Truth bot

  • 20210508 浪漫與哀愁-北藝大管弦樂團2021春夏音樂會 衛武營 攝影王世邦_1484.jpg
    Categories Arts & Culture News

    Taiwan shows how music can continue during pandemic

    By Pablo A. Tariman  |  Jun 06, 2021 5:20 PM

    It must be a blessing living in Taiwan in time of the pandemic.

    Michael Coo, taiwan

  • 042920-false-taiwan-100-warships.png
    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video of Taiwan sending ‘100 warships’ vs China in SCS NOT TRUE

    By VERA Files  |  Apr 30, 2020 9:22 PM

    This post is false. Don’t believe it.

    South China Sea, taiwan

  • china-taiwan-map.jpg
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte napagkamalan ang Taiwan na China

    By VERA FILES  |  Jun 11, 2019 3:20 PM

    Ang Taiwan — hindi China – ay opisyal na tinatawag na Republic of China (ROC).

    China, One China Policy, taiwan

  • china-taiwan-map.jpg
    Categories FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte mistakes Taiwan for China

    By VERA FILES  |  Jun 04, 2019 8:36 PM

    Taiwan, not China, is officially called the Republic of China (ROC).

    China, Duterte, taiwan

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