Thailand: Anti-fake news centre detects sharp rise in Covid-19 misinformation; 3 imported cases on Sept 26


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BANGKOK, Sept 26 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): An alarming rise in fake news during the Covid-19 outbreak has left authorities scrambling to tackle the problem.

The Digital Economy and Society Ministry (DES) says it is now examining 6,411 posts of suspected misinformation, more than half of which are health-related.

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