Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Accusations of anti-American disinformation
CTi was accused of broadcasting misleading claims about an alleged United States plan to destroy Taiwan.
2020
Non-renewal of CTi News license
The NCC refused to renew CTi News' license after identifying multiple violations involving alleged bias, inaccurate reporting and disinformation. CTi News stopped domestic cable broadcasting in December 2020.
2019
Allegations of Chinese funding and editorial influence
Reports and testimony alleged that CTi TV's parent group received Chinese government subsidies and that CTi TV had received funding in exchange for politically favorable coverage. Want Want China Times Group denied the allegations, and the referenced investigation found no evidence supporting the main national-security claims.
2019
Use of pirated television-drama footage
A report about The World Between Us used a pirated source and displayed a watermark suggesting that the footage had been recorded from Public Television Service.