Government says city-state vulnerable to misleading and inaccurate news because of its position as financial hub. FMTNews FakeNewsLaw SingaporeDemocraticParty
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s government invoked a fake news law on Saturday to order an opposition party to publish corrections on two social media posts and an article on its website about local employment, an official statement showed.
The article said a rising proportion of local professionals, managers, executives and technicians were losing their jobs. The SDP, which does not hold any seats in parliament, said it was looking into the directives. As of 1200 GMT, the posts and article had not been changed.
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