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24 May, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Amid its worst #COVDI19 outbreak, #Taiwan continues to witness a surge of relevant disinformation. During the daily presser at 9:30, the CECC pointed out that there has been rumors like "dead bodies of #COVID19 patients were dumped in rivers" ...cna.com.tw/news/firstnews…
... as well as "chat history from doctors show that the government is faking #COVDI19 data" circulating across #Taiwan. Health officials said they have found several online contents containing languages typically used in #China and simplified characters.
The content includes the two examples highlighted above and police investigation showed that these rumors originate from foreign IP addresses.
Another disinformation that claims that "a large number of dead bodies from alleged #COVID19 patients began to be cremated in Wanhua District" originated from a Twitter account that tried to fake to be the account of Liberty Times.

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Wanhua: 161 Tea parlor: 25

Unidenfied sources: 70
6 new deaths.
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