Japan Govt Eyes New Body to Tackle Fake News

   Tokyo, Jan. 25 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will create a new organization to tackle the dissemination of fake news and other false information, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Wednesday.
   "The dissemination of false information poses a threat to universal values and may negatively affect the national security. The government as a whole will deal with it effectively," Matsuno told a press conference.
   Japan's National Security Strategy, revised last month, includes a plan to set up a new structure within the government to collect and analyze false information.

(2023/01/25-16:45)