Thai PBS Verify recruits teachers nationwide for free fact-checking training

The Thai Public Broadcasting Service, or Thai PBS, is advancing its mission to promote media literacy and build resilience against fake news amid an overwhelming flow of information and misinformation.

Building on two editions of the Thai PBS Verify Youth Camp, Thai PBS Verify has developed a course for teachers, who play a vital role in passing fact-checking and critical-thinking skills on to students.

The programme is organised in cooperation with the Office of the Basic Education Commission, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the Central Investigation Bureau, the Department of Mental Health and TikTok.

Applications for “Thai PBS Verify: Train the Trainer 2026” are open nationwide under the theme “Stop false information, challenge bias and tackle bullying for safer classrooms”.

Teachers and education personnel working with lower-secondary students can apply from Oct 5-20, 2026, through the Thai PBS Verify Trainer application page.

A total of 200 applicants will be selected for a free two-day, one-night workshop on Oct 29-30, 2026, at the Mida Don Mueang Airport Hotel in Bangkok.

From spotting fake news to teaching children to think before sharing

During the workshop, teachers will learn about the fake-news landscape and digital threats, develop skills in fact-checking and artificial-intelligence tools, and practise the SIFT method to build the habit of pausing before sharing information.

Specialists from Thai PBS Verify, the Office of the Basic Education Commission, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), the Department of Mental Health and TikTok will lead the sessions.

Participants will then use their knowledge to design a five-hour, active-learning course that can be delivered to students in real classrooms.

The project comprises two main activities:

• Activity 1: Two-day, one-night workshop

The workshop will be held at the Mida Don Mueang Airport Hotel in Bangkok.

Teachers will strengthen their understanding of the media ecosystem and AI technology, practise using fact-checking tools and apply the SIFT method. They will also work together to develop a five-hour lesson plan.

Thai PBS will provide accommodation and meals, but travel expenses are not included.

• Activity 2: Classroom implementation and competition

Teachers will deliver the five-hour active-learning course in their classrooms during the second semester, from November 2026 to January 2027.

They will then submit activity reports and their students’ work to the “Model teachers for fake-news-aware classrooms” competition, which will be held to mark International Fact-Checking Day 2027.

Awards include trophies, certificates and total prize money of more than 100,000 baht. The winners will be announced on April 2, 2027, at Thai PBS headquarters on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Bangkok.

What participants will learn

• • How to survey the digital battlefield and examine online threats affecting schools
  • How to defuse the emotional triggers behind cyberbullying and understand the psychology of bullying
  • How to decode AI-era deception, online threats and children’s digital behaviour
  • Fact-checking and AI tools for detecting fake news and AI-generated images and videos
  • The four-step SIFT method for developing the habit of pausing before sharing
  • How to design a five-hour active-learning course for classroom use
    Participants will receive a certificate immediately after completing the workshop

• Teachers can implement the programme and enter the “Model teachers for fake-news-aware classrooms” competition for more than 100,000 baht in prize money

Applicant selection criteria

• Applicants must be secondary school teachers or education personnel nationwide in one of the following subjects or areas:

• Social studies, religion and culture
• Thai language
• Science and technology, particularly computing science
• Student-development activities, including guidance counselling, general knowledge or related activities

• Applicants must be able to attend the full two-day, one-night workshop

• They must also be ready to test the five-hour course through active-learning activities at their schools, with each participating teacher expected to reach at least 30 students.

• Applicants should be interested in developing their digital skills and adapting their teaching role to become a classroom coach.

Programme schedule

• Oct 5-20, 2026: Applications accepted through www.thaipbs.or.th/VerifyTrainer website

Only 200 places are available.

• Oct 21, 2026: Successful applicants announced
• Oct 21-24, 2026: Selected participants confirm attendance
• Oct 29-30, 2026: Two-day, one-night workshop at the Mida Don Mueang Airport Hotel in Bangkok.

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* Thai PBS will provide accommodation and meals, but participants must cover their own travel costs.

• November 2026 to January 2027: Teachers implement the five-hour lesson plan in their classrooms during the second semester
• March 15, 2027: Deadline for submitting the five-hour teaching programme and students’ work
• March 19, 2027: Shortlisted entries announced
• March 26, 2027: Finalists announced
• April 2, 2027: Awards ceremony and presentation of the best ideas

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Thai PBS Verify is encouraging lower-secondary teachers nationwide to move beyond being information recipients and become educators who equip children to think critically, verify information and communicate responsibly.

The programme aims to help create classrooms that are safer from misinformation, bias and bullying.

The free workshop will take place on Oct 29-30, 2026, at the Mida Don Mueang Airport Hotel in Bangkok. Applications are open until Oct 20 through the Thai PBS Verify Trainer application page (www.thaipbs.or.th/VerifyTrainer).

For further information, contact the programme from Monday to Friday between 9am and 6pm:

• Telephone: 081-416-5392, Tidarat
• Email: TidaratL@thaipbs.or.th