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Taiwan Fact-checking Center

Taiwan Fact-check Center won the third certification from the International Fact-checking Network (Screenshot from TFC website)

TFC holds seminars on fake news every year (Screenshot from TFC website)

TFC Line chatbot helps debunk disinformation (Screenshot from TFC website)

In November 2018, Taiwan Fact-check Center (TFC), the first in Taiwan to win International Fact-checking Network (IFCN) certification, 53^rd in the world and then in October 2019 and in March 2021, Taiwan Fact-check Center won the second and the third certification respectively. This has proven Taiwan Fact-check Center has met the code principles of the International Fact-checking Network (IFCN). Taiwan Fact Check Center (TFC) was founded in August 2018 and is a private organization and is subject to public criticism. So any mistakes in information need to corrected and open corrections policy is one of the code principles required by International Fact-checking Network (IFCN). Summer Chen, chief editor of Taiwan Fact-check Center (TFC) said TFC faces a lot of challenges such as building a bigger team with news reporting and journalism background, gaining more public trust as it is a young non-profit organization.