• The blog post, published on Oct 20, is titled “Do not participate in a society that rejects you”
• It was written by Mr Cheah Kit Sun, a science fiction and fantasy author who goes by the pen name Cheah Kai Wai
• MOH said the post “had been written to falsely exaggerate the dangers of Covid-19 vaccines, and to discourage people from taking them”
• The post was shared by opposition politician Goh Meng Seng on Facebook

SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has invoked the fake news law against a blog post published last month by a science fiction author over false claims about the safety of Covid-19 vaccines.

In a statement on Monday (Nov 29), MOH said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has instructed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) Office to issue correction directions to Mr Cheah Kit Sun, who on Oct 20 published a post titled “Do not participate in a society that rejects you”.

Mr Ong has also directed the office to issue a correction direction to People’s Power Party founder Goh Meng Seng, a vocal critic of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) Covid-19 vaccines, for sharing the post on Facebook.

Mr Cheah and Mr Goh are required to publish the correction notices as specified by the Pofma Office for each webpage and social media post containing the falsehoods, MOH said.

“It is important to correct these falsehoods, especially given the ongoing vaccine booster exercise,” the ministry added.

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