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SINGAPORE (Jan 29): Facebook says it plans to set up two new regional operations centres, focused on election integrity, at its offices in Singapore and Dublin to allow its global teams to better work across regions in the run-up to global elections in 20

(Sept 20): Singapore will likely adopt strong laws empowering the government to swiftly disrupt the spread of fake news following the release of a parliamentary report today.

SINGAPORE (Sept 20): A Singapore parliamentary committee said on Thursday the government should consider legislation to ensure technology companies rein in online fake news and that perpetrators are punished.

(Apr 10): Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, in prepared testimony for the US House of Representatives, said all of Facebook’s problems are his mistake.

SINGAPORE (Apr 3): Malaysia's lower house of parliament, the Dewan Rakyat, on Monday passed the Anti-Fake News Bill 2018.

SINGAPORE (Apr 2): Is it time for Facebook, Twitter and Google to be held responsible for the news and information that they carry on their platforms? Media companies that have watched these platforms eat their lunch over the past decade might be inclined

(Mar 14): Singapore intends to treat fake news with the same comprehensive approach as it does illicit drugs while allowing space for a “robust” discourse, according to a cabinet minister involved in discussions on new regulations.

SINGAPORE (Aug 22): New research by YouGov has revealed that nearly half its survey respondents (47%) believe there is a problem with “fake news” on TV, with a similar proportion (49%) reporting the same concern in newspaper content and radio (41%).

SINGAPORE (June 23): It only takes a total of about US$55,000 ($76,400) to sway media consumers into forming a fragmented and negative impression of a relatively popular journalist, and US$200,000 to instigate a street protest, according to the latest res