Ha Tae-kyung: "91% of Chinese Support in Korea-China Football Match? It's Manipulated"

"Investigation Needed... Public Opinion Could Shift Strangely"
"18% Point Difference? It Will Be a Close Election"

On the 1st, during the men's football quarterfinal match between Korea and China at the Asian Games, it was revealed that 91% of the support clicks on the portal 'Daum' were for China, sparking controversy. In response, Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, raised suspicions of manipulation and called for an investigation.

On the 4th, Ha stated on MBC's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' that "It is indeed manipulated. During the Korea-China football match, 91% of the support clicks were for China."

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During the Asian Games football match between Korea and China, the portal 'Daum' conducted support clicks, but despite being a Korean site, 91% of the clicks supported China, raising suspicions of manipulation. Ha also said, "Daum mentioned that someone used a macro machine," adding, "The IP addresses were from the Netherlands, Japan, and Korea."

Since Daum is inaccessible from China, it is explained that access was made by bypassing through the Netherlands and Japan. He said, "Someone accessed through a bypass, which means that even from China, access was made through a bypass," adding, "Another possibility is that someone inside the country played a prank, so this requires an investigation."

Ha emphasized that public opinion manipulation is also possible through this. He said, "Naver requires login to click support, but Daum does not," adding, "Since Daum does not have this, it would be better to implement the same measures as Naver. Otherwise, public opinion could be strangely influenced."

Regarding the by-election for the Gangseo District Office, where the media predicts that the ruling party could suffer a fatal blow if defeated, he said, "It could be a fatal blow if the margin exceeds 15%," but added, "However, in my view, regardless of who wins, it is likely to be a very close election."

Regarding former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok's prediction that the ruling party will lose by an 18 percentage point margin, he said, "If voter turnout is very high, that could happen," but added, "Our party has a solid base of fixed supporters and two strong supporter groups that are currently quite intense, so even if turnout is in the 40% range, mainly strong supporters will vote, and if it exceeds 50%, the side that manages election strategy better will have an advantage."

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