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2022
Chinese Television System broadcasts false emergency alerts
Issue disclosure
In April 2022, the Taiwanese television station Chinese Television System broadcast false alerts stating that New Taipei City was under attack. The station said the captions had come from a fire department emergency drill and apologized for the error.
Company response
Apology — Chinese Television System
The TV station apologised for the error
Clarification — Chinese Television System
it had accidentally broadcast captions from a fire department emergency drill
Source excerpt
In its morning news broadcast on Wednesday, the government-funded Chinese Television System warned in a series of its news tickers that New Taipei City was under attack.
The TV station apologised for the error and said it had accidentally broadcast captions from a fire department emergency drill.