More are expected to join the team.
Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta said the centre’s staff would monitor news sources including social media and investigate suspected fake claims, countering them as necessary with factual reports it will publicise in turn.
He believes the staff will be able to determine the truth within two hours of encountering false reports and said the centre will then create an infographic outlining the facts.
Infographics are considered a simple way of sharing the correct information, he said.
Buddhipongse insisted the centre’s aim is only to counter fake claims, not to bring legal action against the sources.