"fake news"

The Public Health Ministry on Tuesday dismissed rumours doing the rounds in social media that mRNA vaccines may contain radioactive substances and aluminium contaminants.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has hailed progress in Thailand’s campaign against “fake news”, even as critics accuse the government of an unprecedented clampdown on internet freedom.

The Phuket Public Relations Department has denied news of provincial agencies concealing information that all people under the Phuket Sandbox scheme had been infected with Covid-19, the Anti-Fake News Centre said on Saturday.

This week on The Nation Talk, meet Jenna Hand, Misinformation Policy Manager,Thailand.

Government agencies are prepared to counter fake news immediately, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Monday.

The US military has slammed as fake news online rumours that its medical mission in Thailand leaked the virus that triggered the Covid-19 pandemic.

A nurse surfaced on Thursday to prove she is alive despite online reports declaring she had died from attending to Covid-19 patients for seven consecutive days.

Thailand’s six key media organisations held an online seminar on Wednesday under the topic “Are chilling effects from Emergency Decree any real?” aiming to criticise the government for “controlling people’s freedom of speech under the authority of the Emergency Decree”.

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) warned people on Monday to stop believing rumours that six drugs will help treat Covid-19.

The Royal Thai Police is currently investigating a suspect who allegedly posted fake news related to a military coup, police deputy spokesman Pol General Krisana Pattanacharoen said on Sunday.

The Digital Economy and Society Ministry (DES) has warned people against believing or sharing news and internet posts that over 300 military officers have been dispatched to detain Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha to prepare for a coup detat.

New restrictions against fake news and misinformation were enacted on Friday after being published in the Royal Gazette.