SINGAPORE, March 26 -- Singapore police are investigating an article published by The Online Citizen (TOC) over claims that Singaporeans had served in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), as authorities moved to issue a correction order under fake news laws, CNA reported.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said today that the probe is to determine "if there are any potential criminal offences arising from the statements made in the article", while TOC editor Terry Xu and its publisher were also issued a correction direction under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma).

They are required to publish correction notices linked to the government's clarification.

The March 5 article alleged, among other claims, that ...