Jiang Wanan’s Facebook messages exceeded 378,000, breaking the Guinness World Record

Jiang Wanan’s accumulated Facebook messages in 14 hours exceeded 378,000, breaking the Guinness World Record. (File photo)

First published 10:31

Update time 11:10

Shen Boyang, the Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, was accused by the Kuomintang of "equating drugs and medicines" for an article he published 12 years ago. Shen Boyang called on Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan not to "create panic." Chiang Wanan posted a reply on Facebook, but it was found out that he was worried about 2021. Legislator Ren's proposal of "methadol replacement therapy for the treatment of heroin addiction" was angrily questioned by netizens. Although the editor was deleting it, the number of comments continued to increase sharply. At 11:07 am today (4th), the number of comments reached 378,000, significantly breaking the Guinness World Record.

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Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan raised questions on Facebook at 9 pm yesterday (3rd) about Democratic Progressive Party candidate Shen Boyang’s past speeches, accusing him of advocating providing drugs and clean needles in the community; however, Chiang Wanan was a legislator in 2021 When proposing "methadol replacement therapy for the treatment of heroin addiction," Jiang also said at the time that a friendly treatment environment should be established and the accessibility of relevant resources should be improved. The North City Government is also currently promoting a clean needle program and 24-hour needle automatic service machines.

Jiang Wanan's statement was contradictory to his past proposals, which aroused dissatisfaction among netizens. The editor's frenzied deletion of comments triggered a larger scale of comments. As of 10 a.m. on the 4th, the cumulative number of comments in 13 hours exceeded 350,000, approaching the Guinness World Record for Facebook comments. At 11:07 a.m., the number of comments exceeded 378,000, significantly breaking Facebook’s original world record of 377,000 comments in 24 hours.

According to the official Guinness World Records website, the record for "most comments on a single Facebook item in 24 hours" was set by the Indian team "Indian Trinity" on April 8, 2012. At that time, the challenge started at 8:10 am on April 7 and ended at 8:10 am the next day. A total of 377,004 messages were accumulated in 24 hours, and it was certified by Guinness World Records.

Jiang Wanan’s 378,000 Facebook messages in 14 hours broke the original Guinness World Record of 377,000 messages in 24 hours, and there are still about 10 hours left until the full 24-hour count is reached, which may significantly refresh the Guinness World Record. However, exceeding the existing record in the number of comments does not mean it will automatically become a new Guinness World Record. It must still meet the relevant standards of Guinness World Records and be officially reviewed and certified.

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