New Tang Dynasty Television controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Unsubstantiated Xi Jinping coup rumor
NTD promoted claims that Xi Jinping had been removed from power and placed under house arrest. Fact-checkers and researchers found no supporting evidence, and Xi subsequently appeared publicly.
2021
Taiwan vaccine-death report
A report aired by NTD suggested that COVID-19 vaccines caused more deaths in Taiwan than the virus. Polygraph.info said the cited deaths were predominantly associated with pre-existing conditions or chronic disease.
2020
COVID-19 misinformation and social-platform enforcement
NTD and related Epoch Media channels faced criticism for circulating unsupported claims about the origins of COVID-19, vaccines, and U.S. political events. Facebook removed a large network of accounts and pages associated by outside reporting with promotion of related material, although Epoch Times management denied ties to the operation.