ASEAN journalists call for joint efforts to battle fake news

Recognizing fake news as a global challenge, media representatives of ASEAN countries have agreed  that the fight against falsehoods and disinformation must be a joint effort of all stake-holders in their societies.

They agreed that journalists and media organizations in the region must also join hands to share experience and their best practices in coping with what they call the scourge of fake news which has already created chaos, feelings of animosity and even violence in many societies.

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