Man faces POFMA charges over TikTok videos
CNA
The 59-year-old will also be charged with defamation and attempting to promote ill will between racial groups.
SINGAPORE: A 59-year-old man will be charged in court on Wednesday (Mar 11) over four videos he posted on TikTok between 2023 and 2025, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) Office said on Tuesday.
The videos contained content which promoted ill will between different racial groups as well as false statements of fact, SPF and the POFMA Office said in a joint news release.
He will be charged with two counts of defamation and one count of attempting to promote feelings of ill will between different racial groups on grounds of race, as well as three counts of communicating false statements of fact under POFMA.
"In a video posted on Aug 26, 2025, on his TikTok account, the man made remarks which promote ill will between the Chinese community and other racial groups in Singapore, the police and the POFMA Office said.
"The video also stated that the government is using its money and resources to nurture leaders only from the Chinese race – which is false.
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The 59-year-old will also be charged with defamation and attempting to promote ill will between racial groups.
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