SINGAPORE: A man who had received two correction directions this month was issued with another one on Thursday (Aug 24), this time for making false claims about public housing policies in two TikTok videos, said the Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Law in a press release.
The man, who goes by the username "dr.ishhaq.jay", falsely claimed in a TikTok post on Aug 17 that the Housing and Development Board (HDB) prices and sells BTO flats to make a profit.
He also falsely claimed in a TikTok post on Aug 18 that HDB makes a profit from selling BTO flats, and also falsely stated that the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) charges a premium when selling land used for HDB flats, and that SLA makes profits from land sold to HDB.
Minister for National Development Desmond Lee instructed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) Office to issue the correction direction to the man, and a targeted correction direction to TikTok over the two posts.
The man will be required to create a new TikTok post containing a correction notice which states that the TikTok posts contain false statements of fact, and provide a link to the government’s clarification.
TikTok, on the other hand, will be required to communicate a correction notice to all end-users in Singapore who had accessed the posts.
According to TikTok, the platform is taking action to comply with the directive by inserting a notice on the user’s videos, including a link to the...
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