WASHINGTON: The rumours 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

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Worries that China would use disinformation to undermine the integrity of Taiwan’s vote dogged the recent election, a key moment in the young democracy’s development that highlighted tensions with its much larger neighbor.

In repelling disinformation, Chinese and domestic, Taiwan offers an example to other democracies holding elections this year.

In 2024, more than 50 countries that are home to half the planet’s population are due to hold national elections. From India to Mexico, the UK to Russia, the outcomes of the elections will test the strengths of democracies and countries with authoritarian leaders.