An anti-fake news law has been tabled in Parliament in Singapore. Here's a quick primer on what you need to know

1. SINGAPORE'S
PROPOSED
ANTI-FAKE NEWS
LAW
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/7-things-to-know-
about-singapores-proposed-law-to-combat-online-fake-news

2. WHAT IS A
FALSEHOOD?
A STATEMENT OF FACT
THAT IS MISLEADING

3. WHAT ISN'T A
FALSEHOOD?
OPINIONS
CRITICISMS
SATIRE
PARODY

4. 2 CRITERIA FOR
GOVERNMENT
ACTION
1. THERE MUST BE A FALSE
STATEMENT
2. IT MUST BE IN THE
PUBLIC'S INTEREST

5. CRIMINAL
SANCTIONS
ONLY APPLIES TO
"MALICIOUS ACTORS" WHO
SPREAD FALSEHOODS
DELIBERATELY.

6. FAKE ONLINE
ACCOUNTS AND
BOTS
FAKE ONLINE ACCOUNTS AND
BOTS THAT SPREAD
FALSEHOODS CAN BE TAKEN
DOWN AND DISABLED IF THEY
ARE AGAINST PUBLIC
INTEREST

7. NON-
COMPLIANCE
ONLINE SITES THAT SPREAD
FALSEHOODS REPEATEDLY
WILL NOT BE SHUT DOWN,
BUT HAVE THEIR PROFITS
CUT OFF.

8. RESPONSIBILITY
OF INTERNET
PLATFORMS
INTERNET PLATFORMS LIKE
FACEBOOK MUST ACT
SWIFTLY TO LIMIT THE
SPREAD OF FALSEHOODS OR
RISK FINES OF UP TO
$1 MILLION.

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