Indonesia's government is to hold public fake news briefings every week
September 27, 2018 at 08:18 AM EDT
Communications Minister Rudiantara said the government wants to promote digital literacy and help Indonesians identify fake stories, with a 70-strong team will be monitoring the news. "Every week we will announce hoax news," he told CNN Indonesia, according to The Guardian newspaper. "The ministry will not just stamp a story as hoax, but we will also provide facts." Information will also be shown on a ministry website, Stophoax.id.