Government should be a 'lifeguard' in fake news fight , Latest Singapore News - The New Paper

On a normal day, "low-level online trolling" can be easily dismissed by local netizens, Assistant Professor Liew Kai Khiun told the Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods yesterday.

But in an emergency such as an epidemic outbreak or riot, or a major event such as an election, the Government should step in "as a lifeguard", he said, adding that it should issue take-down notices of falsehoods and keep close tabs on those who create such fake news.