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Social media users share fabricated Chinese state media Weibo post about Taiwan baseball win


Published on 2024-12-10 06:05:16 - MSN
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  • After Taiwan's win against Japan in an international baseball tournament sparked jubilation across the island of 23 million people, a fabricated screenshot of a Weibo post by the Chinese state-run Beijing Evening News appearing to show the paper claiming "China won" in the competition surfaced on social media.

The article discusses a viral, fabricated post on Weibo, China's version of Twitter, which was falsely attributed to Chinese state media. The post celebrated Taiwan's victory over China in the Asian Baseball Championship, suggesting that Taiwan's win was a source of national pride for China as well, and even humorously proposed that Taiwan should be allowed to join the United Nations. This post was shared widely on social media, but it was later revealed to be a hoax. The fake post was created by a user known for satire, and it was not an official statement from Chinese state media. This incident highlights the spread of misinformation on social platforms, especially in politically sensitive contexts like Taiwan-China relations.

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