Reform Party leader Lee Jun-seok on the 2nd unveiled a platform called 'Election Fraud Allegation Fact-Check' to verify allegations of election fraud raised by some YouTubers. It was three days after he engaged in a marathon debate lasting approximately seven hours with YouTuber Jeon Han-gil, Jeon Yu-gwan, real name on the 27th of last month that the site was created to verify the claims of election fraud conspiracy theorists.
The leader stated on his Facebook on that day, "There were 57 claims of election fraud made during the election fraud debate, and there were so many lies that we verified all of them with credible sources and data and posted them on the site," adding, "Out of the total (57 cases), 54 were false."
On this platform, the Reform Party verified each of the 57 allegations made by those raising election fraud theories. These claims were categorized into three types: false, mostly false, and half-true. Each verification included supporting evidence.
For example, during the previous debate, lawyer Park Joo-hyun raised suspicions of election fraud by pointing out that "in Jinbon-myeon, Paju City, Gyeonggi Province, the population is 159, but 181 voters were recorded." In response, the Reform Party stated, "On election day, 67 people voted at the Jinbon-myeon polling station, and there were 114 early voters," adding, "The early voters included not only residents of Jinbon-myeon but also those from other areas within the Paju City electoral district, leading to...
False claims that a political party and a municipal ballot counting system were involved in fraud spread on social media after the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election. Such allegations could ...