JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia warned social media users on Tuesday against spreading hoaxes, as rescue teams searched for human remains from a horrifying jet crash. A string of false stories have been circulating online since the Lion Air plane plunged into the sea off Jakarta on Monday with 189 people on board. “There are many social media posts that claim to show an image of a baby who survived the flight JT610 plane crash,” he said. Indonesia has a long-standing problem with internet hoaxes, and fake news is never far behind after a disaster. The country has one of the world’s biggest online audiences, with a population of 260 million people and one of the world’s highest social media usage rates.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 30, 2018 12:22 UTC