On Friday, several Twitter handles and even media organisations ran false reports about Taiwan shooting down Chinese Sukhoi-35 fighter planes.
Many media channels including Times Now reported about the Taiwan shooting down Chinese Sukhoi-35 fighter planes.
Reports: Sukhoi 35 PLA aircraft that was flying over Taiwanese airspace shot down. Neither the Chinese nor Taiwanese sides have confirmed the reports.
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) September 4, 2020
Athar Khan with details. pic.twitter.com/aMpyqtwAD0
The video was shared by multiple users who said that the Chinese fighter jet was shot down by Taiwanese forces.
#BrekingNews : #Taiwan air defence system shoots down #China #PLA – Airforce aircraft after intrusion into Taiwanese airspace. pic.twitter.com/Hs0qEOjfQK
— News Line IFE 🌈Live📡 (@NewsLineIFE) September 4, 2020
After a video went viral on social media, Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China refuted these claims and said that the information is “false” and “completely untrue”.
In response to “Taiwan shooting down a CCU SU-35 aircraft?” the ministry said, “this is false information and completely untrue”.
“The Air Force Command pointed out that it strongly condemns such malicious acts by deliberating, creating and disseminating false and false information on the internet in an attempt to confuse the audience.”
Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China tweeted, “In response to rumors online that claim a Chinese Su-35 fighter jet had been shot down by Taiwan air defense systems, #ROCAirForce would like to categorically state this is fake news. We urge netizens to not spread it and strongly condemn this malicious act”.
In response to rumors online that claim a Chinese Su-35 fighter jet had been shot down by Taiwan air defense systems, #ROCAirForce would like to categorically state this is fake news. We urge netizens to not spread it and strongly condemn this malicious act.
— 國防部 Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. (@MoNDefense) September 4, 2020
