Anti-Fake News Centre has taken legal action against 61 offenders in past year

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Anti-Fake News Centre has taken legal action against 61 offenders in past year

By THE NATION

 

 

The Digital Economy and Society Ministry’s Anti-Fake News Centre, which was established on November 1, 2019, has so far investigated 660 cases of fake news and pursued legal action against 61 offenders in 26 cases, deputy permanent-secretary Putchapong Nodthaisong said.

 

“Twenty-one offenders in 14 cases involve the violation of the computer-related Crime Act, while 40 offenders in 12 cases are to do with violation of the State of Emergency,” he said.

 

“We have also publicised 96 cases to educate the public and warn them not to believe fake news,” Putchapong said.

 

“In the past 11 months, the centre has made 20 arrests among 104 posters of fake news online. The trend shows that the number of fake news posters has gradually declined, thanks to strict law enforcement.”

 

Since its establishment, the centre has also organised three seminars to increase public awareness on how to deal with fake news.

 

“The seminars have involved the public and related agencies, and are especially helpful to parents who need to screen unsuitable content that their children may gain access to via online channels,” Putchapong said.

 

“The Centre has suggested various steps to screen fake news, which include reading the whole article and not just the headline, checking the credibility of the URL, checking sources and reference data used by the author, and cross-checking with other news outlets,” he added.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30399009

 

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[canopus1969]

And what about the army/royalists who have been sending out fake messages about the pro-democracy movement

[Misterwhisper]

Hm, interesting. And may I ask: How many of these 61 "fake news spreaders" were actually from within the government?

 

None?

Well, no surprise there. 

[davemos]

Thank god we have the news police .Just waiting for the thought police!

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The Digital Economy and Society Ministry’s Anti-Fake News Centre, which was established on November 1, 2019, has so far investigated 660 cases of fake news and pursued legal action against 61 offenders in 26 cases, deputy permanent-secretary Putchapong Nodthaisong said.

Not exactly over-worked... wonder if they claimed any overtime?

[soalbundy]

I would like to see the same thing done on youtube

[pookondee]

And who decides what is fake or no?

And what when they get it wrong?

 

And of our history when the mainstream believed the Earth was flat?

At that stage, a round ball Earth would have been considered the fake news.

 

[twocatsmac]

A round earth? ????

[Pique Dard]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Anti-Fake News Centre

a great tip for trump?

[Techno Viking]

47 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

I would like to see the same thing done on youtube

 

 

And TVF.