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The alternate authority for the Minister for Manpower (MOM) instructed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) office to issue five correctional directions to the National University Of Singapore Society (NUSS), CNA, The Online CGE2020: Pofma office issues correction notice to NUSS, CNA, TOC and New Naratif over false statements made by SDP's Tambyah
The alternate authority for the Minister for Manpower (MOM) instructed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) office to issue five correctional directions to the National University Of Singapore Society (NUSS), CNA, The Online Citizen Asia (TOC) and New Naratif. The Pofma office said on July 5 that the correctional directions were issued because these platforms carried false statements made by Singapore Democratic Party's (SDP) chairman Paul Tambyah. The statements appeared in NUSS' YouTube video, CNA’s online article, TOC’s Facebook post and videos, and New Naratif’s audio recording. While sharing his views at the NUSS Pre-General Election Forum 2020 on July 3, Dr Tambyah said that the MOM's email advisory to employers on the testing of migrant workers was made without the advice of public health medical professionals. He also claimed that MOM‘s advisory stated that employers would lose their work pass privileges if they sent their workers for Covid-19 testing and that MOM actively discouraged the testing of workers. Read more