The Use of POFMA in the 2020 Singapore General Elections

Will we see more of the use of POFMA in 2025?

Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) was used extensively in 2020. Specifically, there were 20 correction directions issued during the period of the 2020 General Election in Singapore.

(info from Gemini)
Focus During Election

It appears that the use of POFMA during the election gives an indication of the critical issues the government felt needed to be addressed swiftly. While I have a count, I still need to understand the specific nature of the falsehoods that led to these directives.

Further Investigation

To get a clearer picture, I will now look closer at the details of these 20 instances by examining the content that triggered the POFMA directives and the topics they concerned. I’ll also try to find any official reports that might provide more context.

Specific POFMA Cases

I’ve identified some of the instances where POFMA was used during the 2020 General Election. These include directives related to claims about a potential 10 million population target and statements concerning the testing of migrant workers for COVID-19 made by a political party member.