SINGAPORE - The person who runs the Facebook page of alternative news site States Times Review has been directed under the Republic's fake news law to correct false statements in a post on the page.
The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act Office said on Thursday that it was instructed by the Ministry of Home Affairs to issue a correction direction to Mr Alex Tan Zhi Xiang over a post on the States Times Review Facebook page on Nov 23.MHA said that the States Times Review Facebook page was required to carry a correction notice stating that its article contains falsehoods.