Election Department: Circulating WhatsApp message offering temporary work in general election project, not official notice

In response to media queries, the Elections Department (ELD) has said that…

Editor of New Naratif wonders who is pushing pro fake-news ads on people’s Facebook feed

On Thursday (11 April), Kristen Han, the Editor of New Naratif, a…

K Shanmugam says only those who intentionally spread falsehoods will be held liable under POFMA, what about PM Lee’s case against Leong Sze Hian?

Intent matters, says Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam when it…

Chili’s Singapore blames tightening of foreign worker quota for its closure

Last month, Chili’s Singapore announced the closure of its restaurant chain. Chili’s…

Lee Suet Fern’s lawyers file 21-page defence against AGC’s 500-page complaint regarding her alleged “professional misconduct” in preparing Lee Kuan Yew’s final will

The team of lawyers representing Lee Suet Fern, the daughter-in-law of Singapore’s…

Two Malaysian’s injured in explosion at PETRONAS refinery in Pengerang Johor

In early hours of the morning (12 April), residents around Pengerang, Johor…

核查事实确保选举顺利 印尼媒体组队踢爆假新闻

在印度尼西亚总统佐科和其竞争对手普拉博沃进行电视直播辩论之前,超过30名记者和查证员,打起精神紧盯着电脑。 他们也分成六组人,每组负责查证两位候选人在不同时段的发言。将近三小时的辩论,这批记者和查证员都不敢有丝毫松懈,因为他们努力实时核实候选人的评论、例如腐败的指控、国家穆斯林人口的统计数据、夸耀之词,或是个人轶事、谣言等。 他们和其他的查证员也将在来临的4月17日,在世界第三大民主国家选举前,进行打击假新闻和政治宣传。 由Mafindo和24新闻机构组成 路透社报导这支打击假新闻的民间队伍。这群选举监督员,担心假新闻所挑起种族和宗教矛盾,或影响选举结果,并导致社会陷入紧张局势。 Cekfakta(印尼语,意为 “核查事实” )的倡议,是由当地非政府的事实查证组织Mafindo,和24个新闻媒体机构组成。 Cekfakta联合创始人兼Tempo.co新闻网站总编辑瓦育(Wahyu Dhyatmika),在回应路透社询问时指出, “现在有一个监督机构正在进行运作。作为一名候选人,不可以随便乱说话……我们会查核他们所说的是否符合事实” 。…

FB page proves historian PJ Thum’s point on criticism of fake news bill by misquoting him

As the debate around the proposed fake news bill continuous, many experts…

Historian Thum Ping Tjin opposes fake news law since “virtually anything can be deemed misleading”

Historian Dr Thum Ping Tjin told Yahoo News Singapore in an email…

MSF to set up integrated workgroup to provide more support for children with developmental needs

By 2020,  the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) will oversee both Early…