The Reform Party on the 2nd unveiled a fact-check platform that can verify the authenticity of allegations related to election fraud.
The Reform Party said in a news release that it would help citizens verify the truth for themselves with data, explaining the purpose of launching the platform: "We will prove with data that the claims conspiracy theorists tout as so-called evidence are nothing more than rehashed materials that have already been refuted."
It went on, "We will use this platform as an extension of the debate forum to make sure that conspiracy theories, which corrode our society, no longer have a place in the public sphere," adding, "We plan to practice politics based on science and common sense so that baseless agitation does not waste social energy."
Earlier, party leader Lee Jun-seok on Jan. 27 held a no-holds-barred debate with YouTuber Jeon Han-gil, a former Korean history instructor, who alleges election fraud. The Reform Party said it would systematically refute, through the fact-check platform, the allegations that could not be sufficiently countered during the debate due to time constraints.
On Facebook that day, Lee wrote, "Fifty-seven claims of election fraud poured out during the debate on election fraud, and there were so many lies that we verified them all with credible sources and data and posted them on the site," adding, "82% of the total are false or mostly false."
Lee said, "An artificial intelligence (AI)-based automatic analysis system immediately verifies each time a new false allegation is added," and noted, "In a space ruled by irrationality and browbeating, conservative sprouts cannot take root. Let's all join forces in the fight against conspiracy theories."