Hanoi (VNA) - Authorities in Singapore have orderedFacebook to correct an article on a fringe news site containing"scurrilous accusations" of election rigging.
Theorder comes under a law against misinformation that recently took effect in theisland state.
OnNovember 28, authorities ordered Alex Tan, who runs anti-government website theStates Times Review, to put up a correction next to a November 23 post onelections.
ButTan, who is based overseas, refused, saying he is an Australian citizen andwould not comply with requests from a "foreign government".
A bodyoverseeing the law then said it had ordered Facebook to put up a"correction notice" by the article, which would link to a statementon the government's own fact-checking site.
Singaporeused the law for the first time on November 25, ordering opposition partymember Brad Bowyer to correct a Facebook post that could "smear thereputation" of two state investment funds.
TheSingaporean government insists that the legislation is necessary to stop thespread of damaging falsehoods online./.