In Thailand, nine people have been arrested for spreading "fake news" on Facebook with posts about sacked election officials and bogus ballots in the wake of controversial polls in the kingdom.<br />''<br />''The accused face up to five years in jail and a fine of over 3,000 Dollars.<br />''<br />''Junta-ruled Thailand held voting last Sunday, the first after a 2014 coup. Both the military-backed Phalang Pracharat party and its main rival party Pheu Thai are claiming the right to govern.<br />''<br />''Full official results have not yet been released but questions are mounting over election irregularities that may have skewed initial numbers.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In order to appoint a Prime Minister, the winning party must clinch more than half of the 750 seats in the combined lower and upper houses. </span><br />