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When there is no timely communication from authoritative sources, people turn to any source that is available, even at the risk of falling prey to falsehoods.

When there is no timely communication from authoritative sources, people turn to any source that is available, even at the risk of falling prey to falsehoods.

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Carol Soon

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On July 21, sites operated by The Online Citizen Asia (TOCA) were

marked as Declared Online Locations (DOLs)

. TOCA was taken to task for communicating three falsehoods within a six-month period prior to the declaration.

The move by the Ministry of Communications and Information means that TOCA will not be able to derive any financial benefits from operating these sites.

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