Visitors queuing to enter the Singapore Zoo in Singapore on Monday (July 6), on its first day of reopening to the public after the attraction was temporarily closed due to concerns on the coronavirus. - AFP
SINGAPORE, July 6 (Reuters): Enforcing a fake news law in the run up to a national election, authorities in Singapore have ordered that online references to some comments made by opposition figures on key issues must carry a warning that the content contains false information.
Rights groups have long-warned that the law, which came into effect last year and has repeatedly been directed at opposition figures, may be used to silence criticism of the government ahead of the July 10 vote.
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