Wiroj revealed an organized smear campaign against the Prachachon Party, pointing out the use of IO accounts, fake profiles, and farmed pages as part of a coordinated operation. The party is preparing to file complaints with the Election Commission and press charges under the Computer Crime Act.
19 Jan 2026 GMT+7 Mr. Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, party-list MP candidate and deputy leader of the Prachachon Party, held a press conference at the Future Forward building exposing a fake news campaign aimed at defaming the Prachachon Party and announced legal action against those spreading such false information with the Election Commission (EC). He said that as the election's final stretch approaches, many know he respects citizens' rights to freedom and expression, always welcoming constructive criticism. In cases where the party was criticized, it acknowledged real shortcomings and worked to improve. The party has consistently taken proportionate responsibility publicly and socially whenever criticized.
However, throughout the campaign, an ongoing smear operation has intensified, involving IO accounts, fake profiles, bots, and farmed pages. These are combined with influencers who reproduce and spread false messages and information repeatedly to mislead the public about the Prachachon Party. All of these actions clearly violate the 2018 House of Representatives Election Act, Section 73 (5).
Mr. Wiroj continued, when collecting comments from IO and fake accounts under posts defaming the Prachachon Party on farmed pages, a pattern emerges: repetitive identical messages appear in all posts about the party. The Prachachon Party has gathered these repetitive comments from various accounts and linked them, hoping to trace back to the political groups behind them. The party’s legal team will compile all comments, including those from today’s press conference, to submit to the EC for legal action.
The Prachachon Party welcomes all criticism, even harsh or profane remarks from citizens, as natural public feedback. But what is happening now is a coordinated effort to defame the party with false information, not natural criticism. For example, fake news related to security issues falsely accuses party leader Mr. Natthapong Ruangpanyawut of planning to remove all fences if elected prime minister, which he has never expressed or endorsed.
Additionally, there are politically motivated attacks using Section 112 of the Criminal Code, falsely claiming the Prachachon Party intends to amend this law. However, the Constitutional Court has clearly ruled that Section 112 cannot be a political party policy. Worst still is the attempt to confuse the public into thinking constitutional amendments equate to amending Section 112. Another case involved Mr. Natthapong receiving letters from junior soldiers affected by war and living conditions; this group then fabricated claims that these were staged events, spread by networked pages sharing distorted posts.
Mr. Wiroj added that such incidents are not limited to Mr. Natthapong but also affect several MP candidates. All accusations are baseless and ignore facts. For instance, Mr. Pattharaphong Leelaphat was falsely accused by a former assistant, which these smear groups exploited despite the court’s verdict clearing him. When the party presented the court ruling, no apology followed, and the false posts remain. This confirms the deliberate intent to violate election laws and repeatedly undermine democracy. Another case involved Mr. Supakorn Tantipaiboonthana, who was falsely accused of encouraging people to gamble online, which is untrue.
However, the party has already collected data from these pages and accounts involved in the smear operations. It has also gathered accounts commenting and sharing posts linked to each other to summarize and lodge complaints with the EC. The party will also press charges under the 2017 Computer Crime Act. ."
