Lo Shih-hung

Lo Shih-hung

academic Taiwan

Lo Shih-hung is a communications professor at National Chung Cheng University and a cofounder and chairman of the Taiwan FactCheck Center (TFC), which was established in 2018 to monitor and verify the accuracy of news and information in Taiwan. Recently, he made headlines by addressing rumors regarding the TFC's funding, clarifying that the organization has never received donations from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), but did receive funding from the Open Society Foundations (OSF). Lo emphasized the importance of transparency in funding and the challenges faced by the TFC in securing local support for its operations.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
23,675
Power
666$
Sentiment
5.00
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
Taiwan 1 5.00 0.10% +0% 23,816,775 23,675 $670,000 666$
Totals 1 23,816,775 23,675 $670,000 666$
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Recent Mentions

Taiwan Taiwan: Lo Shih-hung is a communications professor who questioned the High Administrative Court’s ruling regarding Liu Zhenya's case. 5

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999: Justice ministry mulls whether advocating war is a crime

Taiwan Taiwan: Lo Shih-hung, a cofounder and chairman of TFC, was responding to online rumors about the organization's funding. 5

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999: Fact-check center not recipient of USAID