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Issued correction direction regarding allegedly published falsehoods by East Asia Forum

On 13 September 2023, the Minister of Home Affairs issued a correction direction to the East Asia Forum for allegedly publishing falsehoods in its article "A Spate of Scandals Strike Singapore". The Correction Direction issued to East Asia Forum required that facts be juxtaposed with falsehoods, allowing end-users in Singapore to read both versions and make their judgments.

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Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2023-09-13
under investigation

On 13 September 2023, the Minister of Home Affairs issued a correction direction to the East Asia F…

2023-09-16
in force

On 16 September 2023, the Minister for Communications and Information (MCI) directed the Infocomm M…

2023-09-22
concluded

On 22 September 2023, the Minister for Communications and Information directed the Infocomm Media D…