TikTok user gets Pofma warning for not complying with correction directions

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TikTok user gets Pofma warning for not complying with correction directions
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The man published four videos between July and August 2023 which contained falsehoods.

SINGAPORE - A TikTok user who published videos containing falsehoods about voting secrecy, CPF policies and HDB flat affordability was issued a two-year conditional warning by the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act Office on July 31.in August 2023, which required him to put up correction notices next to his original social media posts, accompanied by links to the Government’s clarifications.

“Readers can read both the original post and the facts and decide for themselves what is the truth,” said the Pofma Office. His TikTok handle, which used to be dr.ishhaq.jay, is now jay.ishhaq.rajoo. On July 31, he put up a TikTok video confirming that he had received a conditional warning.

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