Singapore uses fake news law on top Opposition politician and TikTok


Singapore Democratic Party secretary-general Chee Soon Juan had claimed that the Government has rejected the idea of building flats that can accommodate multi-generational living. - PHOTO: ST FILE

SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): 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.

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