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Activists battle disinformation ahead of Taiwan vote
FRANCE 24 English
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1/8/2024
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With Taiwan's elections only days away, campaigning from both main parties is in full swing.
00:06
At this rally, held by the Democratic Progressive Party, described by Beijing as a separatist
00:11
organisation, supporters are worried about increasing election-related fake news.
00:17
Fake news, I feel, is really becoming more and more like real news, and I think that's
00:21
a pretty scary thing.
00:23
It does affect us, like, affect our life and our political climate.
00:27
Facing rising misinformation, this voter sends suspicious messages shared on social media
00:32
to a fact-check centre.
00:33
This is a text saying that all of the CCTV near the voting booths will be shut down this
00:37
year and I will send it to the fact-checking centre.
00:40
So here's the response telling me this is fake news.
00:44
Behind the screen is former reporter Eve Chu.
00:46
She works with 10 other journalists to debunk rumours in real time.
00:50
Election-related rumours are going up in the last month.
00:55
Most of them are candidate-related for their nationality, for their morality and for their
01:02
property.
01:03
In the last month alone, they have debunked 50 fake stories.
01:07
From fake news to AI-generated videos like this one, Taiwanese officials blame China,
01:11
but Beijing argues that allegations of election interference are overhyped.
01:15
We don't have clear evidence, but it is reasonable to infer that it's come from the Beijing government.
01:24
This researcher warns that misinformation is leading to increasing levels of polarisation.
01:29
China's hacking warfare hurts, but not because it will change the presidential election result,
01:35
but because it will intensify existing social conflicts.
01:39
According to a Swedish study, Taiwan is ranked as the biggest target for foreign disinformation
01:44
in the world.
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