Scimonth| Taiwan Science Monthly

Scimonth is a set of monthly journals published on Taiwan island to introduce various sciences today. It was first published on January 1, 1970, and its issue date was before the 5th day of each month. The purpose of the monthly is to "pay attention to the cultivation of scientific attitude, scientific knowledge and process" and "knowledge is better than recreation".

Founded in 1970, Science Monthly is the oldest popular science magazine in Taiwan. It is professional but not difficult. We adhere to the original popular science articles, with the local strength, in line with the international science professional.

Scimonth science monthly magazine is different from many magazines that emphasize picture editing and publicity. Up to now, it covers astronomy, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, agriculture, earth, medicine, psychology, engineering materials, information technology and other fields, and often involves science education itself.

In the past, when there were only paper and television media, the news sources we could choose were not as good as today's, but there was no room for us to check the correctness of each news. As readers of the Internet age, they were faced with an even greater amount of information. How can we distinguish the truth of each news?

With the emergence of social media, everyone can become a part of the media. They can freely express their opinions on the Internet, make strong criticisms, write all kinds of news they have seen and heard, and even publish their own news, thus becoming a veritable "one-man media". However, the so-called freedom is also used by those who have the intention to spread false news and hate speech through the Internet, which seriously affects social stability and even changes the direction of the country.

Countries all over the world have put forward different plans to curb these phenomena. In Taiwan, Tang Fengzheng, political commissar of science and technology, is studying how to cooperate with the private sector to implement a third-party audit mechanism without special legislation; Germany plans to draft a bill, which will impose a maximum penalty of 5.5 on social media that does not manage fake news or hate speech

A fine of 10 million euro. American media have created many fact checking websites, such as politifact

Analyze whether the statements made by various political figures in the United States are true and give a rating (such as "mostly correct", "half right" or "wrong"); factcheck

It not only checks various topics, but also establishes a platform for the public to ask questions, which are verified and answered by the website. Two years ago, scicheck was even launched to analyze facts with scientific topics as the main axis. In response to national concerns about social media, Facebook

Google will also add a fact checking function to increase readers' discrimination of news reports.

In Taiwan, there are no similar fact checking websites, let alone checking scientific news. Nowadays, many people are dissatisfied with the environment in which Taiwan's major media are seeking to obtain ratings and ratings, and they have begun to create new media in the hope of changing the current situation. We hope that in the future, Taiwan will also be able to conduct fact checking on various scientific topics with the strength of citizens.

But with these fact checking mechanisms, will we be able to rest assured from now on? Is the result of fact checking equal to the truth? What actions should countries take to combat all kinds of false news without violating human rights and freedom of speech? Whether it is to report social issues or scientific phenomena, "fact checking" is always responsible to readers and also to the media The protection of credit. In addition to media self-control, readers should always be cautious and afraid, and always have proper doubts about the information they get. Science Monthly is still working hard to acquire the right scientific knowledge and invites readers to move forward together.