Taiwan's investigators are cracking down on election disinformation ahead of the nine-in-one local elections, a warning shot for anyone spreading fake content online.

• A Taoyuan man posted a made-up account of a polling phone call on Threads, naming a Taipei research group as the pollster.
• The group filed a complaint, saying the post damaged its name and looked aimed at swaying the New Taipei mayoral race.
• Investigators traced the account within hours and handed the case to prosecutors in Taoyuan.
• The man admitted the phone call never happened and offered to apologize; he was released on bail of NT$100,000.

Outlook: Authorities say they will keep using online tracing tools to chase false election claims, so more cases like this are likely before the vote.