Man behind Taiwan’s most shared pro-Han fake news site exposed

The Reporter exposes fake news site Mission, details how it survives Facebook's crackdowns on fake news and disinformation

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/12/27
By: Sophia Yang, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Of the plethora of fake news sites based in Taiwan, the pro-Han, pro-China site Mission, which nabbed the title of the "most-shared Facebook content" leading up to Taiwan's elections last November and in April of this year, is most recently under the spotlight for its intertwining relationship with the pro-unification New Party.

The Reporter, an independent, non-profit, Taiwan-based media outlet, investigated Mission's digital footprint and on Thursday (Dec. 26) revealed that the site was established by Lin Cheng-guo (林正國), a member of the New Party who in a joint statement in 2018 called for reunification with China and the censoring of pro-independence propaganda.

In addition, Lin, a search engine optimization (SEO) and web expert, is said to have been assisting New Party spokesman and legislator-at-large candidate Wang Ping-chung (王炳忠) in managing his Facebook fan page for some time.    [FULL  STORY]