Popular Post webfact Posted December 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2021 BANGKOK, Dec 28 (TNA) – About 23 million Thai people shared fake news over the past two years, according to the digital economy and society minister. Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, Minister of Digital Economy and Society, said the Anti-Fake News Center of his ministry was set up on Nov 1, 2019, and as of Dec 23 it found that 1,167,543 people posted fake news and 23,785,145 people shared it. Most of the people, 54.5%, who posted and shared fake news were 18-24 years old. The center screened 455,121,428 messages and found 13,262 topics that needed verifications. Of them, 6,855 concerned health issues, 5,865 government policies, 282 economic issues and 260 disaster topics, Mr. Chaiwut said. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-850884 -- © Copyright TNA 2021-12-29 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted December 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, webfact said: 5,865 government policies, Just as you do not agree with something does not make it fake news 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RandiRona Posted December 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2021 How can we blame people when most of them are limited to a single language of communication? If they only communicate/consume Thai, hard for them to parse truth from fiction. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SAFETY FIRST Posted December 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, webfact said: Thai people shared fake news Lots of fake news shared by members here too 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 15 minutes ago, RandiRona said: How can we blame people when most of them are limited to a single language of communication? If they only communicate/consume Thai, hard for them to parse truth from fiction. Yes, totally agree. We have tools like Google Scholar etc to seek for clarity and knowledge, these days a simple Google search cannot be trusted. Got to sympathize for the Thais 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted December 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2021 did TAT get a mention ..... ???? 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 4MyEgo Posted December 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2021 Just goes to show that big brother are watching everything people communicate about, and this is what they call a democracy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CrunchWrapSupreme Posted December 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2021 Oh dear, what now? Prison capacity for 23 million more? Brilliant. A law enforcement, social welfare, jobs program all in one. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mtls2005 Posted December 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2021 OK, so the thai security state is definitely not monitoring their citizens. 4 hours ago, webfact said: it found that 1,167,543 people posted fake news and 23,785,145 people shared it. Most of the people, 54.5%, who posted and shared fake news were 18-24 years old. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post klauskunkel Posted December 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2021 5 hours ago, webfact said: Most of the people, 54.5%, who posted and shared fake news were 18-24 years old. the other 45.5% were government policy makers from the Jurassic Period. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted December 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2021 5 hours ago, webfact said: Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, Minister of Digital Economy and Society, said the Anti-Fake News Center of his ministry was set up on Nov 1, 2019, and as of Dec 23 it found that 1,167,543 people posted fake news and 23,785,145 people shared it. Most of the people, 54.5%, who posted and shared fake news were 18-24 years old. Yeah okay 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virt Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Hopefully they don't read TV because then a lot of posters are in trouble ???????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Misterwhisper Posted December 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2021 (edited) Yes, there indeed have been tons of fake news circulating, such as... > weekly announcements by various ministries and government departments about the imminent arrival of millions over millions of foreign tourist; > repeated announcements by a certain minister that "everything is under control" regarding Covid-19 and that "Thailand has managed the pandemic better than any other country in the world"; > regular assertions that Thailand were a full-fledged democracy and a stalwart for the protection of human rights; > frequent claims the country were a hub for this and a hub for that and a hub for... well... basically everything; > and so on and so on. The legitimate question is, of course: Have any of these fake news sources been prosecuted by the Anti-Fake News Center in accordance with the law? And if not, why not? Edited December 29, 2021 by Misterwhisper 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post peter zwart Posted December 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, Misterwhisper said: Yes, there indeed have been tons of fake news circulating, such as... > weekly announcements by various ministries and government departments about the imminent arrival of millions over millions of foreign tourist; > repeated announcements by a certain minister that "everything is under control" regarding Covid-19 and that "Thailand has managed the pandemic better than any other country in the world"; > regular assertions that Thailand were a full-fledged democracy and a stalwart for the protection of human rights; > frequent claims the country were a hub for this and a hub for that and a hub for... well... basically everything; > and so on and so on. The legitimate question is, of course: has the Anti-Fake News Center initiated any legal prosecution against the disseminators of the above detailed fake news? And if not, why not? Dont forget > Farang responsible for spreading Covid-19 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Orinoco Posted December 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, steven100 said: did TAT get a mention ..... ???? We are talking about normal fake news. Not one of the factories that produce it on an industrial scale. TIT. Edited December 29, 2021 by Orinoco 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Forrests Father Posted December 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2021 5 hours ago, webfact said: 1,167,543 people posted fake news Hmm…something wrong here: I counted 1,167,544 people 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 5 hours ago, webfact said: 1,167,543 people posted fake news and 23,785,145 people shared it. Who has the job of reading all these posts, deciding the opinion is fake and COUNTING it?! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomacht8 Posted December 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2021 The center screened 455,121,428 messages. That is a gigantic number within 2 years. That corresponds to 623454 messages per day. It is inconceivable that everything should be individual public messages. There would have to be a gigantic staffing level behind that, when every single message is actually read. Hard to believe that this number is true. Old Orwell would turn around in his grave. What exactly was screened and in which sources remains unclear. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 3 hours ago, 4MyEgo said: (...) and this is what they call a democracy. In Thailand pronounced 'demoCRAZY'... Nuff said. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
law ling Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Hmm ... hard to define what is "fake news". Really two types: 1. Sharing news you know to be fake, and 2. Sharing news you believe is true, even though it's ultimately found to be fake. If only the Center could get inside the mind of the ones sharing ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roquefort Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 So who decides what is fake news and what is not..............the Ministry of Truth? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 2 hours ago, mikebell said: Who has the job of reading all these posts, deciding the opinion is fake and COUNTING it?! The Anti-Fake News Center, which employs 1,167,543 staff so nobody feels overburdened by their tasking duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrec Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 2 hours ago, tomacht8 said: The center screened 455,121,428 messages. That is a gigantic number within 2 years. That corresponds to 623454 messages per day. It is inconceivable that everything should be individual public messages. There would have to be a gigantic staffing level behind that, when every single message is actually read. Hard to believe that this number is true. Old Orwell would turn around in his grave. What exactly was screened and in which sources remains unclear. Not really; Deep Learning technology can eat this stuff up in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 The main dissemination of lies comes from the USA from Facebook and YouTube. Russia and China are big players too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycoops Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Does that figure include the Mumbo jumbo spouted by the bunch of Muppets, like Too, Nut Pipat etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harveyg Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 2 hours ago, roquefort said: So who decides what is fake news and what is not..............the Ministry of Truth? When I follow up the pyramid ultimately it leads to the elite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Forrests Father Posted December 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2021 1 hour ago, berrec said: Not really; Deep Learning technology can eat this stuff up in a heartbeat. And you believe that a country which struggles to built a webpage for 90 day reporting or registration for COVID vaccination is able to do that? 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericbj Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 8 hours ago, law ling said: Hmm ... hard to define what is "fake news". Really two types: 1. Sharing news you know to be fake, and 2. Sharing news you believe is true, even though it's ultimately found to be fake. I would like to add a third category, perhaps the most important from the Government's point-of-view : 3. News that is incompatible with the official narrative. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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