Social media and truth decay: Chief Justice on the battle to preserve public trust in Singapore’s courts

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If citizens lose their faith in courts as objective truth-seeking institutions, it could lead to a "breakdown of order in society", said Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon. SINGAPORE: Sometimes, when Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon wanders onto his social media feed, he sees how legions of internet commentators pontificate with authority over court verdicts without having read the details. "Occasionally, when I go look at the social media feeds, I think there is still a large number of people who