According to Taiwanese media reports, a forum netizen in Taiwan with the ID "LovError" recently posted that his wife and three children were hospitalized with high fever. He said that the health bureau and the district office were not concerned about it, and even did not receive wages during the diagnosis. Finally, it was found that the netizen was an employee of the Taipei Convention and Exhibition Industry Development Foundation. Several employees of the Taipei City Government were also found to be posting on online forums at work, and they were accused of "there are cyber troops in Taipei City Government." In this regard, Taipei City Government spokesperson Chen Zhihan said in an interview that civil servants who do things unrelated to official duties during working hours are punished after investigation. However, whether the content of the speech is untrue, or whether it is found to be a rumor, or whether it is an accusation that "the city government has a cyber army", there is a question mark.
Chen Zhihan explained that the "LovError" post meant that his whole family was diagnosed and could not receive wages, and also mentioned the words "Ta Green Class". At first glance, it seemed to be a special approval of the Democratic Progressive Party, but it was found that he was an employee of the Convention and Exhibition Foundation. The foundation received subsidies from the city government and was considered to be an employee of the Taipei City Government in a broad sense. But if you look closely at the content of his post, "LovError" said that he had not received his salary, or that the Taipei City Government Health Bureau and 1922 did not respond. In fact, he criticized not only the DPP authorities, but also the Taipei City Government.
Chen Zhihan pointed out that the employee did engage in non-official behavior during working hours, which violated the "Public Service Act" and the foundation investigated and punished him. In addition, after investigation, it was found that the employee was indeed diagnosed and went to National Taiwan University Hospital for treatment, but he did not receive medicine or salary because of it. The latter part of the falsehood will be investigated by the police.
"We asked the Bureau of Investigation, and they said that for posts on such platforms, it is recommended to adhere to the principle of 'only checking for illegal activities, not checking water meters.'" Chen Zhihan said that the city government will handle the employee in accordance with the "Public Service Act", whether it is a warning or a demerit, but the content of the post cannot be directly concluded to violate criminal laws such as the "Social Order Maintenance Act" or the "Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act." Because the post is bound to spread rumors, but now some flankers Taking advantage of the trend and deliberately posting about civil servants at work is tantamount to Taipei Mayor Ko Wenzhe having a cyber army, which is tantamount to organized rumors. "This does not make sense."
Chen Zhihan said that many people are exaggerating when posting on the Internet, but whether it can be definitely determined as "rumour-mongering" is not that simple. It requires investigation mechanisms and judicial intervention. All the city government can do is punish civil servants for non-official behaviors at work. If the content of the post is reported, another investigation should be conducted to see if it may cause panic. "Unless there is clear evidence and someone reports it, arbitrarily claiming that others are spreading rumors is like checking the water meter."
At the end of last month, Ko Wenzhe's Instagram number of followers surpassed that of Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen for the first time. It was insinuated that one of the fans "only has 1 photo and also liked ( New Taipei Mayor) Hou Youyi ", suggesting that he bought followers. Chen Zhihan responded that based on her observation, the Instagram followers of Ke Wenzhe and Tsai Ing-wen were competing with each other last month. Sometimes the number of Instagram followers of Ko Wenzhe just surpassed Tsai Ing-wen, and the number of Instagram followers of Tsai Ing-wen would suddenly overtake him the next day. However, the number of Instagram followers of Ke Wenzhe grew steadily and slightly. Chen Zhihan believes that it is believed that the way and content of Ko Wenzhe's social website operation is close to the public opinion and has won the support of young people. If there is no solid evidence for being insinuated about buying followers, it will be a trend. "If the other party had evidence, it would have been announced long ago." (Editor: Fang Yanyan)
