Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Observer reports it has informed Meta, the parent company of Facebook about alleged unauthorized use of its copyrighted logo by a page calling itself Apex Drive Malaysia.

According to the report in the Observer, this page through sponsored content has used the Samoa Observer logo to spread fake news including falsely reporting the death of Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa and former Head of State Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Tupuola Tufuga Efi.

The Observer alleges the page aims to drive hits on the sponsored page and lead people who click on the fake news to another page.

Samoa Observer’s Editorial Board advised on its website that its news and other content on Facebook is under the Samoa Observer’s name and does not use other companies to sponsor its pages.

“The thousands of Samoans who access Samoa Observer through Facebook and get notifications are asked to recognize the logo and know that the genuine web address at the bottom of the updates is in capital letters