by Jennifer Yang Hui
03 APRIL 2020
Source:As some Asian countries gear up for elections in the later part of 2020, tackling the spread of malicious disinformation is a priority. Even as South Korea battles to control the coronavirus outbreak, elections for the legislative council look set to continue on 15 April, while question marks still hang over the timing of a legislative council ballot in Hong Kong and general elections in Singapore.
But regardless of when the elections are held, countering the type of information that is false and the person disseminating it is aware it is false will be essential. This challenge was already apparent long before Covid-19 came to dominate the headlines – if anything, the “infodemic” of misinformation surrounding the virus has made the need to counter disinformation even more acute, with some causing a public health hazard, others seeking to facilitate foreign interference.
Read more at https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/danger-meme-countering-visual-disinformation-asia-s-elections
Citation:
Jennifer Yang Hui, “The danger meme: Countering visual disinformation in Asia’s politics”, Lowy Interpreter, 3 April 2020
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