Handling of Hoax Messages from the Legal Perspective: A Comparative Study between Indonesia and Singapore

Abstract

Hoax messages or fake news have become a global problem that unsettles and threatens the unity of nations, including Southeast Asian countries incorporated in ASEAN, such as Indonesia and Singapore. Hence each country designs and issues regulations in order to penalize those who fabricate or spread fake news. The sanctions given vary from one country and another. This paper will elaborate on the laws put in place in Indonesia and Singapore to handle and penalize the perpetrators of fake news.