Similarly, The Interpreter, otherwise known as "Nguoi Thong Dich", brands itself as a news aggregator site with the extra feature of translation of articles into Vietnamese. On its official website, Viet Fact Check claimed to be a project of Progressive Vietnamese American Organization (PIVOT), who dedicate themselves to "empower Vietnamese-Americans with fact-checked, source-verified analysis and rebuttals in English and Vietnamese to combat the onslaught of misinformation circulating widely in our Vietnamese-American communities." "There are some there is Viet Fact Check, a volunteer-led project, and The Interpreter, which works to translate news articles from reputable outlets into Vietnamese," said Oliver. If someone sends you a clip from King Radio, Vietnamese language fact-checking sources are thin on the ground." "A key problem right now is that many communities don't have the same fact-checking resources that English-speaking ones do. Many turn to YouTube for their news, with certain channels on in their houses 24/7," Oliver said, highlighting one particular media host called "Nguy Vu", who spewed misinformation on his platform "King Radio".Īmong the snippets of Nguy Vu's King Radio show, the host said wearing masks are "killing people," among other false claims. "For many older Vietnamese-Americans, there is such a vacuum of credible news channels that broadcast in Vietnamese. "Sometimes the spread of misinformation is exacerbated by the fact that for many diaspora communities here in the U.S., there just aren't many alternatives in their own languages. In a "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" episode Monday, Oliver, whose show helped make a Vietnamese public announcement song on Covid-19 go viral last year, highlighted how misinformation is spreading among the immigrant diaspora in the U.S., and more worryingly, how there has been little content monitoring efforts to fight misinformation in languages other than English.
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