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Lim Tean questions independence, credibility of expert who says fake news spreads faster

Blogger Leong Sze Hian does not take the stand; case adjourned until November

Published Wed, Oct 7, 2020 · 09:50 PM
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AN EXPERT witness on Wednesday said a Facebook post sharing an article with "shocking" allegations about Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong would have spread more quickly than articles correcting the fake news.

Phan Tuan Quang from the Hong Kong University Business School in a report submitted to court for the defamation trial against blogger Leong Sze Hian had estimated that Mr Leong's post would have appeared on the Facebook news feeds of 11,749 users.

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