Singapore Uses Fake News Law on Opposition Leader, TikTok
Chee Soon Juan
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Singapore’s government has deployed a fake news law against a prominent opposition politician for his comments about public housing policies, the latest use of the contentious legislation that has been used recently against similar figures.
Chee Soon Juan, the Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party, will be required to correct a video he posted on social media, which the Ministry of National Development said “contains false and misleading statements,” regarding public housing, according to a statement on Thursday.