Thai Govt. to establish counter-fake-news centre in November

Establishment
Bangkok, Oct. 11, 2019 (Xinhua/NAN) The Thai Digital Economy and Society Ministry, on Friday announced that 40 state officials will be manning a newly-established “Counter-fake-news Centre“ in November.

The minister, Buddhipongse Punnakanta, said the centre’s staff would monitor news sources including social media, verifying facts and responding to sources with facts instead.

“It actually takes two hours to verify and determine the claims; the counter-fake-news centre will create an infographic outlining the facts,“ Punnakanta said.

The minister said that infographics were effective means of sharing correct and reliable information.

“The centre will look at several areas, on which fake news is commonly circulated, including natural disasters, financial and economic matters, health products and illicit goods, as well as government policies,“he said.

The minister, however, reiterated that the centre’s goal was to only counter fake claims, not to bring legal action against the sources.(Xinhua/NAN)

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