Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 31 -- Malaysian Ministry of Communications has launched the Sebenarnya.my Chatbot, known as AIFA, aimed to combat fake news and enable users to check the authenticity of unverified news online.

In his speech at the launch, Minister of Communications Fahmi Fadzil said that AIFA will also play an important role in enhancing the functions of the Sebenarnya.my portal, with three main objectives: to help the public verify and obtain accurate information quickly and easily; to accelerate responses to false information online; and to strengthen the role of Sebenarnya.my in addressing the spread of fake news in Malaysia.

Artificial Intelligence Fact-check Assistant (AIFA), led by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Co...