Defence ministry says it cannot rule out ‘cognitive warfare tactics’ after disinformation during Chinese drills
The defence ministry said it had improved efforts to “counter the attacks of cognitive operations and disinformation”. In addition to issuing rebuttals to what it said was fake news, it had also increased the frequency of reports on PLA detections, from once every 24 hours, to every two to three hours during the drills.
Doublethink Lab, a Taiwan-based cyber-monitoring NGO, said it was still analysing attacks from last week, but it had detected concerted disinformation efforts during Tsai’s US trip. “We saw some suspicious activity, but it was [unclear] whether it was coordinated,” said the co-founder of Doublethink Lab, TtCat.a McCarthy social media post
Wu said the disinformation had appeared to stay within Facebook networks of pages that were already anti-Tsai and pro-China, without spreading widely to broader audiences, but some was picked up by pro-Beijing Taiwanese media outlets.by the NGO said it had found these Facebook groups to amplify content which “attacked the Taiwanese government, manipulated public perceptions about vaccinations, showed China in a positive light, and attempted to interfere in Taiwan’s November 2022 election”.
Taiwan’s mainland affairs council also expressed concern about Taiwan’s media amplifying the PLA’s message, spreading fear among the people of Taiwan and contributing to internal instability.
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