SINGAPORE: The Online Citizen (TOC) has been ordered to insert a correction notice on an article published on its website on Nov 22 that made false statements about the death penalty in Singapore. As part of the order under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA), the alternative news platform is also required to … Read more
SINGAPORE: The Transformative Justice Collective (TJC) – an activist group that campaigns against the death penalty – was handed another Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) order on Saturday (Dec 14). The latest order is its fifth in five months following previous orders issued on Aug 8, Aug 11, Oct 5 and Nov 26. … Read more
SINGAPORE: A Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) correction direction was issued to the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) on Wednesday (Oct 9). The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that ADPAN made false statements claiming the government carries out executions without regard for due legal process. It also falsely claimed the government … Read more
SINGAPORE: The Transformative Justice Collective (TJC) – an activist group that campaigns against the death penalty – was handed a third Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) order on Saturday (Oct 5). The correction direction relates to an article published on TJC’s website and posts made on its Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X pages on … Read more
SINGAPORE: For the second time in less than a week, the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC) – an activist group that campaigns against the death penalty – has been issued a Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) order. The correction direction relates to posts made by TJC on Facebook, Instagram and X on Aug 6, … Read more
In response to the false statements, MHA said that an execution will only be scheduled when a prisoner has exhausted all rights of appeal and the clemency process. It said this is the case for all prisoners awaiting capital punishment, including the person mentioned in TJC’s posts. The person was also afforded due legal process, … Read more
SINGAPORE: A correction direction was issued to opposition politician Goh Meng Seng on Wednesday (Mar 27) over a false claim he made in two Facebook posts on links between Mr Lum Kok Seng, S Iswaran and the Land Transport Authority (LTA). Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat instructed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) Office to … Read more
HAZEL POA TO TAKE OVER PSP also announced on Friday that Ms Poa will take over as PSP’s new secretary-general. Ms Poa was previously secretary-general of the National Solidarity Party (NSP) in 2011, making her the first female secretary-general of a political party. Although she stepped down from her role in September 2013 due to … Read more
SINGAPORE: Leong Mun Wai has stepped down as secretary-general of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) to take responsibility for a recent POFMA order over false claims he made about the lack of financial aid for West Coast residents. “To take responsibility for the POFMA Correction Direction he received on Feb 15, 2024, Mr Leong Mun Wai decided … Read more
SINGAPORE: Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) leader Chee Soon Juan was on Thursday (Feb 22) issued a correction direction under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) over a recent video he shared on social media regarding public housing polices. The video was posted on Dr Chee’s Facebook, Instagram and TikTok accounts on Feb … Read more
