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Andrew Loh

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POFMA correction notices issued for social media posts on claims of investigation into opposition leader Pritam Singh’s alleged lies

False social media claims about Pritam Singh’s involvement in a non-disclosure investigation were refuted by the Leader of the House Indranee Rajah, amidst alleged inaccuracies surrounding a Committee of Privileges’ probe into former Workers’ Party MP for Sengkang GRC, Raeesah Khan and the involvement of Mr Pritam Singh. The social media posts also called for a COP into Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s supposed non-disclosure about an affair between former Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin and another People’s Action Party MP.

Application of POFMA faces criticism for overlooking alleged SLA falsehoods amidst ministerial bungalow rental controversy

Law practitioner Mr. Yeoh Lian Chuan highlighted the uncorrected falsehoods within SLA’s 12 May statement, and Andrew Loh, co-founder of The Online Citizen, criticized these “factually false” claims, questioning POFMA’s selective enforcement. “Yet the Pofma Office does nothing about SLA’s falsehood, and instead goes after others.”