Online post backing Chiang Te-li’s scout award questioned after claim that team had only three survivors

A social media post defending Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an’s eldest son has drawn new questions after its account of a Scout team’s size appeared inconsistent with the examination results.

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The last three members really deserve admiration.

The user, who claimed to be a senior leader at a Scout examination camp, wrote that Chiang Te-li’s team had suffered setbacks and attrition during the camp. The post said the team eventually had only three members left, yet performed no worse than fully staffed teams of eight.

Social media commentator FourthCat said a list of the team’s members showed that four people had passed the examination. He questioned how the team could have ended with three members if four members passed. The original poster reportedly responded that they were too tired to explain the matter to people outside the Scout system.

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I’m too tired to explain it to people outside the Scout system.

FourthCat highlighted the discrepancy in a post titled, "It’s common knowledge that the Four Heavenly Kings have five people!" Other users responded with sarcasm and criticism, questioning whether someone had gone home, whether Chiang Te-li had been carried by the group, and whether the camp leader’s own qualifications should be examined. The controversy follows renewed attention on Chiang Te-li after his selection for a Taipei-funded exchange program and the resurfacing of his mayoral Scout award.

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I really don’t understand, so I raised my hand to ask.