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00:00 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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