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The presidential election in Taiwan on January 11, 2020. Getty Images

Two days before the Taiwanese presidential election, officials are concerned about a possible impact of a war of influence "via" network on the election results Saturday, 11 January 2020. NGOs are mobilizing to track goings interference Mainland China.

In Taiwan, citizen resistance is organized to fight against the interference of Beijing on the eve of the presidential election. Tsai Ing-wen, the outgoing president, seems assured of re-election. But, like Hong Kong, Taiwan, territory claimed by mainland China, is under pressure from Beijing.

Taiwan Fact Checking Center is mobilizing to fight against fake news. Social networks like Facebook, Twitter also monitor this war of misinformation and misrepresentation which is also fond candidate Han Kuo-yu, the candidate of the Kuomintang (KMT opposition). The latter recently won points by highlighting the relationship, he said, dismal Ms. Tsai with China.

We are convinced that we can never totally eliminate fake news ... The objective is to organize civic resistance through education.

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