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Singapore issues first correction request under 'fake news' law

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Reuters
25 November, 2019, 12:10 pm
Last modified: 25 November, 2019, 03:13 pm

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Singapore issues first correction request under 'fake news' law

Reuters
25 November, 2019, 12:10 pm
Last modified: 25 November, 2019, 03:13 pm
Singapore issues first correction request under 'fake news' law

 

Singapore former opposition politician Brad Bowyer on Monday corrected a Facebook post questioning the independence of state investment funds following a government request, in the first use of a new "fake news" law.

A statement on an official Singapore government fact-checking website, seen by Reuters, said the post by Bowyer was false. Bowyer posted on Facebook on Monday confirming he had issued a correction notice.

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