
Netizens questioned whether the photo was fake, but President Jiang Qichen has yet to respond.
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On the evening of the 7th, Jiang Qichen went to Dongshi Night Market to sweep the streets to ask for votes. He carried a secret weapon "Jiang Dabao" doll on his chest. The sign "Lucky Big Nose" attracted people to touch it. However, netizens questioned whether the photo was fake.
KMT Taichung mayoral candidate Jiang Qichen went to Dongshi Night Market to sweep the streets on the evening of the 7th to pray for votes, carrying a secret weapon "Jiang Dabao" doll on his chest. (Provided by Jiang Qichen’s office)
KMT Taichung mayoral candidate Jiang Qichen went to Dongshi Night Market on the evening of the 7th to sweep the streets to pray for votes. He carried a secret weapon "Jiang Dabao" doll on his chest, and his signature "lucky big nose" attracted people to touch it. However, the originally lively and joyful scene of praying for votes was caught by netizens and the photos were suspected to be fake. Sharp-eyed netizens discovered that three children happily stepped forward to grab the photo, but the left hand extended by the boy on the right looked like his right hand. They questioned whether it was an AI composite photo and criticized the photo for fraud. However, Jiang Qichen, the president of the competition, has not responded yet.
At present, the photo is suspected to have been taken down by Jiang's team, but netizens have taken the lead in forwarding it to the Internet, triggering discussions among netizens and questioning "the Kuomintang is really good at making fakes." Some netizens said, aren't the two mobile phone pictures fake at first sight? Others said, "Why don't we call it the Chinese Kuomintang?" However, some people are worried that Jiang Qichen's behavior is inappropriate. "What if a child sees a beautiful woman wearing a T-shirt with a human face and pinches it?"

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