Pofma

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POFMA Office issues woman conditional warning for Facebook post ... (CNA)

SINGAPORE: A 47-year-old woman has been issued a conditional warning over a false statement on Facebook, said the Protection from Online Falsehoods and ...

She was aware that no such death of a pre-schooler had been reported and yet went ahead to post the falsehood, it added. "Online falsehoods that sow public confusion affects lives and harms society. The woman had made a statement knowing or having reason to believe that it is false and likely to harm the public interest, the office said in a statement on Thursday (Mar 31).

Pofma Office issues warning to 47-year-old woman over false Aug ... (TODAY)

SINGAPORE — A 24-month conditional warning has been issued to a 47-year-old woman by the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) ...

"Online falsehoods that sow public confusion affects lives and harms society. SINGAPORE — A 24-month conditional warning has been issued to a 47-year-old woman by the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) Office, for making a false Facebook post saying that a three-year-old had died from Covid-19 at the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and that the death was "deliberately not reported". SINGAPORE — A 24-month conditional warning has been issued to a 47-year-old woman by the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) Office, for making a false Facebook post saying that a three-year-old had died from Covid-19 at the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and that the death was "deliberately not reported".

Pofma warning given to woman who claimed child Covid-19 death ... (The Straits Times)

The woman was aware that no such death of a pre-schooler had been reported. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Pofma Office said: "Online falsehoods that sow public confusion affect lives and harm society. The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) Office said in a statement on Thursday (March 31) that following an investigation, it found that the 47-year-old woman had concocted the false statement based on hearsay from an acquaintance. SINGAPORE - A conditional warning has been given to a Singaporean woman who claimed last August that a child died of Covid-19 at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) and it was deliberately not reported.

Woman who lied about 3-yo dying of Covid-19 at KKH given ... (Mothership.sg)

If she offends again within a 24-month period, she can be prosecuted for the original crime.

The POFMA Office said investigations revealed that the woman had "concocted the falsehood based on hearsay from an acquaintance". "After considering all aspects of the case, the POFMA Office issued a 24-month conditional warning to the woman," said the statement. Woman "concocted the falsehood based on hearsay from an acquaintance"

Woman gets conditional warning over false post of toddler's death ... (Yahoo News)

SINGAPORE — A two-year conditional warning for posting falsehoods has been issued to a Singaporean woman who had claimed that a toddler died from COVID-19 ...

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SDP appeals to High Court to set aside POFMA correction order on ... (The Independent)

POFMA is not a good way of protecting Singaporeans from the problem of online falsehoods and misinformation. Freedom of information, robust debates, ...

Freedom of information, robust debates, and education in critical thinking are more effective approaches to producing a discerning population better equipped at tackling fake news,” the party added. “The SDP repeats our stand – POFMA is not a good way of protecting Singaporeans from the problem of online falsehoods and misinformation. SDP had claimed that Dr Cheong Koon Hean had said this at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)-Nathan Lectures in April 2018.