Pofma

East Asia Forum issued Pofma order over multiple false statements relating to Singapore governance

Online academic platform East Asia Forum has been issued a correction order for publishing an article containing multiple false statements in relation to Singapore’s governance. They include the handl...

The HDB Ethnic Integration Policy was introduced in 1989.

Pofma order issued to property agent over false claims on HDB Ethnic Integration Policy

PROPERTY agent Shaik Amar has been ordered to put up correction notices under the law against fake news, over false and misleading statements about the Housing and Development Board’s (HDB) Ethnic Int...

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong has warned his social media followers about deepfake videos using his image.
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Kenneth Jeyaretnam given 8th Pofma correction order, under investigation for contempt of court

Reform Party chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam has been directed to put up his eighth correction notice under Singapore’s fake news law for false statements on government land sale prices and the transparency ...

Kenneth Jeyaretnam will have to put up correction notices for false claims that the SLA had mismanaged the rentals of 26 (left) and 31 Ridout Road.

Sixth Pofma order for Kenneth Jeyaretnam over false claims on Ridout Road rentals

REFORM Party chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam and two alternative news websites have been ordered to put up correction notices under the law against fake news, over false statements claiming that the Singapor...

Kenneth Jeyaretnam was previously twice directed under Pofma to correct separate posts for comments made on the Ridout Road rentals.

Fake news order issued to Kenneth Jeyaretnam over claims money-laundering raid triggered by pressure from Wang Yi

REFORM Party leader Kenneth Jeyaretnam has been issued a third correction direction under the law against fake news, this time over comments made in social media posts about three issues recently in t...

The Pofma correction orders were issued over false statements regarding the rentals of 26 Ridout Road (left) and 31 Ridout Road.

Pofma orders issued to Kenneth Jeyaretnam, FB user and online site over Ridout Road rentals

AN opposition politician, a Facebook user and online website Jom have been asked to put up corrections under the law against fake news over articles and social media posts that contain false statement...

YouGov data shows that about 41 per cent of people in Singapore aged between 18 and 24 have used TikTok in October 2022.

TikTok added to list of Internet companies with additional Pofma responsibilities

Short video-sharing app TikTok will now have additional obligations to help combat fake news, including preventing abuse by bots and ensuring online transparency for political advertising under Singap...

This will be the second Pofma correction direction to be issued to Yeoh in the space of five weeks.

Pofma correction directions to be issued over false claims about government fiscal surpluses

THE Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) Office will issue correction directions to ex-GIC economist Yeoh Lam Keong and alternative news site The Independent Singapore for ma...

The Alternative View's Facebook post implied that the HDB was making a profit from BTO flats in Ang Mo Kio.

Pofma correction direction to be issued to The Alternative View for implying HDB profits from Ang Mo Kio BTO flats

FACEBOOK page The Alternative View will be issued a correction direction under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) for implying that the Housing and Development Board (H...