Taiwan election misinformation floods social media

Taiwan Central Election Committee investigates attempts to interfere in Jan. 11 polling

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/01/08
By: Ching-Tse Cheng, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taiwan Central Election Committee (CEC) said at a press briefing on Wednesday (Jan. 8) there has been an increase in fake information on the internet about Saturday's (Jan. 11) presidential and legislative elections.

The permanent statutory agency said it has received 128 reports of online misinformation, including some targeting the CEC for manipulating election results. Some false rumors also claimed that Taiwanese with older IDs are ineligible to vote and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidates have fabricated their educational backgrounds, reported New Talk.    [FULL  STORY8]