The War Before the War: How China Is Attacking Taiwan with Fake News |

Taiwan faces the prospect of a future war with China—but Chinese cyber warfare campaigns are already underway. Taiwan is disproportionately targeted by China with disinformation attacks, posing potentially devastating consequences for democracy in Taiwan and beyond. How can democratic societies fight back? That's where media literacy advocate Billion Lee comes in. Lee is a co-founder of Cofacts, a collaborative fact-checking platform that has caught the attention of international publications, including the University of Chicago Press, Bloomberg, NHK World, Al Jazeera, Reuters and The Atlantic.

In this episode, Billion Lee draws on her experience championing media literacy to explain how disinformation works—and how we can combat it. You may be wondering: What's the difference between disinformation, misinformation, and fake news? How do social media echo chambers influence our media consumption? Does TikTok really pose a threat to democracy? How do Chinese hackers use cyber warfare to undermine democracies? Billion answers these questions and more in this episode of "Now You Know."

Chapters:
00:00 Taiwan's Digital Social Resilience: Combating Disinformation
00:32 Claim 1: China Is Flooding Taiwan With Disinformation
00:59 Claim 2: Anything the Ruling Party Doesn't Like Is Considered Disinformation
01:25 Claim 3: Kinmen, Taiwan Wants To Become a Part of China
03:07 Claim 4: TikTok Is a Battlefield for Cognitive Warfare
04:36 Game: True or False?
05:55 Claim 5: Xi Jinping Wishes Taiwan Prosperity
06:59 Claim 6: Australia Passed the First Law Ever Banning Under-16s From Social Media
08:11 Claim 7: The Cure for Disinformation Is Media Literacy
08:43 Claim 8: Lack of Fact-Checking Is What Causes Disinformation To Thrive
09:32 Claim 9: U.S. Officials Reviewed Leaked Documents on Chinese Hacking Campaigns

⭐ More about Billion Lee:
Media literacy advocate
Co-founder of Cofacts, a collaborative fact-checking platform
U.S. State Department open data & disinformation professional fellow
Founded in 2016, Cofacts boasts over 2,000 contributors and has accumulated over 100,000 reports of suspicious content.

"Now You Know: Taiwan's Resilience" is a four-episode series in which experts react to claims from online posts, news headlines, and AI-generated predictions about Taiwan's defense strategies, digital security and international standing. From military preparedness to countering fake news, each episode unpacks a key aspect of Taiwan's resilience amidst much speculation and hearsay. Watch the full series soon on our channel!

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