From India and South Korea to Croatia and North Macedonia, fact-checking organizations battling an ever-rising tide of misinformation in a major election year are buffeted by legal threats, harassment and funding shortfalls.
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A flood of Chinese disinformation before Taiwan’s elections raised concerns about a key moment in the young democracy’s development. But islanders rallied together to dispel rumors and preserve trust.
WASHINGTON The rumors about vote fraud started swirling as the ballots in Taiwan’s closely watched presidential election were tallied on Jan. 13. There were baseless claims that people had fabricated votes and that officials had miscounted and skewed the results.