Fake News Law The law that was adopted in Singapore would likely never be able to pass in the U.S. There are quite a few reasons why. The most obvious reason being that Americans love their Free Speech. The First Amendment gives people the right to say what they want, and some people love talking. To make a change this drastic would only serve to gain the ire of the people. Now, that doesn't mean it's impossible to have something be done about fake news. I just think that that responsibility would have to fall into the hands of the tech companies. The government can't really do anything without making it look like free speech infringement. So companies can try to find ways to prevent fake news from entering their sites. Google has algorithms meant to modify their site for their users. May be they can make algorithms that detect and remove inaccurate news. Facebook or Bing could try doing the same. Fake news is a serious issue. One in need of a serious ...