Thai PBS's Digital Media Center’s project won the DIGI Data Camp Season 3 award with the work "Fact Checking: Examining Fake News, Filtering Real News" at the International Open Data Day 2025. Mr. Anupong Chaiyariti, Deputy Director General of Thai PBS for Broadcasting Technology and Ms. Kanokporn Prasitphol, Director of the Digital Media center, along with the 'Viphavadi Team', the organizing a team from Thai PBS Digital Media center, received the award, which was honored by Dr. Nathathai Thiwphai-ngam, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister's Office, who presented the award at the Conference Hall, 2nd floor, Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ).
Their work 'Fact Checking: Examine fake news, filter real news' is a dashboard with a system for distincquishing fake news, distorted news, from factual news, including analyzing data trends through keyword analysis of messages published on social media for use in planning strategies and solving the fake news problem that is affecting Thai society. It is the use of open data to check fake news published on online media.
This system can categorize fake news types, analyze the trends of the most searched keywords, and predict the risk of fake news in the future. This allows government and private agencies to use it as an effective tool to prevent fake news. According to statistics on the spread of fake news in Thailand, more than 20 million fake news stories were shared between 2020 and 2023, especially news in the health and economic categories, which increased by 2.69 times, resulting in an average economic loss of 74 million baht per day. Thai PBS's fact-checking innovation is expected to help raise awareness about fake news, reduce its impact on society, and promote the use of open data to further develop quality mass media.
Receiving this award is another important step that demonstrates Thai PBS’s role in promoting the use of open data to create valuable innovations and push the Thai government towards greater transparency and efficiency.
