Singapore, Sept. 18 -- What constitutes responsible journalism when reporting on allegations and how that would be practised under Singapore's laws against fake news came under examination yesterday, as the apex court heard The Online Citizen's (TOC) appeal against a correction direction it received.
The socio-political site, which had reported on a Malaysian rights group's claims of unlawful execution methods by the Singapore prisons, said it should be enough that it had asked the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for a response and indicated in the article that the claims were allegations.
TOC, represented by Mr Eugene Thuraisingam, also argued that it had not taken a position on the allegations, and this was clear if the article was rea...