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The TPP held a rally this past Sunday, to protest against the 17-year prison sentenced handed down on former Chair Ko Wen-je. But the event was met with ridicule from the DPP. Even before the comments poured in, a video clip of Ko became a popular meme, as he gave a passionate speech during which he pointed a finger at the Presidential Office. Additionally, pundits alleged that the TPP used bots to inflate viewership of the livestream, while a DPP lawmaker questioned the motive of the 23 KMT lawmakers who attended. Let’s find out more.

Former TPP Chair Ko Wen-je’s voice trembles as he gets worked up while leading a protest in front of the Presidential Office on Sunday. But who is this “Lai Hsiang-te” he speaks of?

No one in the DPP seems to have a clue. Replaying the video clip, in which Ko is clearly pointing at the Presidential Office building, it’s got to be the president, Lai Ching-te. But Lai wasn’t at the office, but at a baseball game in Tainan.

The video clip of Ko has become a meme. Ko’s antics, according to the TPP, were witnessed in-person by more than 80,000 at the rally. However, critics put the estimate at less than 10% that. They also alleged that because more than 50,000 viewers joined in watching the livestream just ten minutes after the event started, it’s got to be bots.

Lin Yu-hui
Media personality
Viewership multiplied by 3.8 times when Ko Wen-je took the stage, that’s a 280% increase. If they want to use bots, they should’ve made sure that supporting channels, including TPP Media and Holger Chen, should also get a boost. But TPP Media only saw a 10% in the same period.

Not only staunch TPP supporters were there. As many as 23 KMT lawmakers were on stage in support. DPP lawmakers say they were only there to win over Ko’s supporters for future elections.

Lin Chun-hsien
Lawmaker (DPP)
Frankly, I think it’s disaster profiteering. They’re waiting for Ko to fall and take over his supporter base. Everyone’s making calculations about what to do should Ko fall, instead of thinking of how to prevent him from falling.

The DPP lawmaker says that one should not be fooled by appearances, that even though the KMT was at Ko’s rally, they’re not necessarily there for his, or the TPP’s best interests.

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