Social media, health advocates team upFacebook launched its fake-news checker in Thailand, using a combination of artificial intelligence and fact-checkers from the AFP news agency to flag fake news. Wichan CharoenkiatpakulWith the spread of the coronavirus comes the parallel spread of misinformation, leaving big social media sites scrambling to keep the fake news off their platforms. In Thailand, social media companies are not just protecting their users from bad information, but from legal liability, as the government is monitoring social media and has gone as far as prosecuting individuals spreading false information. The social media giant says it's cracking down on fake cures for the coronavirus, like one that spread around the internet claiming drinking bleach would cure the disease. On Facebook, Thai searches for coronaviruses are accompanied by a link to the DDC website.

Source: Bangkok Post February 10, 2020 20:03 UTC