NYT: Chinese disinformation spreads on Taiwan’s social media

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 07 January, 2020
By: Natalie Tso

Officials are concerned about Chinese disinformation on social media aimed at impacting Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday. That was the subject of a New York Times article on Monday.

The article said that Taiwan’s freewheeling democracy offers a good environment for the spread of fake news. In the past, China has tried to impact Taiwan elections with military threats. However, these threats backfired. Now, it’s using the popularity of social media to sway public opinion instead.
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