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War of words: Myanmar migrants face disinformation in Thailand

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Summary
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77% Informative

More than a million people have fled Myanmar 's brutal civil war to seek shelter and work in neighbouring Thailand .

Analysts say some Thai authorities deliberately reinforce nationalistic ideologies that drive xenophobia in the country.

A former Thai intelligence heavyweight was among those who shared the images falsely alleging that Myanmar workers are demanding 700 baht a day.

AFP fact-checkers found the videos of supposed minimum wage protests were old and were of other events.

VR Score

77

Informative language

75

Neutral language

34

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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