If the Singapore government issues a POFMA correction order for a social media post and the author does not comply, it can direct social media platforms to label the content instead. This occurred in September 2025, when the government ordered American comedian Sammy Obeid to correct his posts on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram381. After he did not comply, the government instructed Meta and X to issue a “correction notice” to users in Singapore382, 383. The posts in question concerned his claim that his shows in Singapore were cancelled because they referenced the Israel-Palestine conflict384. Although the 2025 General Election (GE2025) took place in May, POFMA was not directly used against narratives that could damage the PAP’s reputation, unlike during the 2020 General Election385, 386. In GE2025, the opposition Workers’ Party (WP) appeared to be specifically targeted, but through more sophisticated tactics. These included the use of race and religion, content manipulation, online attacks by bots and fake social media accounts, and the leaking of private messages. Andre Low, a WP candidate, was targeted through the leak of his private Telegram messages, which were posted on Facebook and Reddit on April 29, 2025387. Many of the messages dated from the COVID-19 pandemic period and contained strong language about the government, Singapore’s COVID-19 tracking app TraceTogether, and a resident he met at a Meet-the-People session who had obtained his mobile number and called “US Comedian Sammy Obeid Fails to Comply With POFMA Correction Order; Meta, X Directed to Take Action.” CNA, 4 Sep. 2025, www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/sammy-obeid-pofma-meta-x-targeted-correction-direction-imda-mddi-censorship-5332381. 382. Pek, Gawain. “US Comedian Sammy Obeid Fails to Comply With POFMA, Meta & X to Carry Correction Notices for His Original Posts: MDDI.” Mothership, 4 Sep. 2025, mothership.sg/2025/09/sammyobeid-no-comply-pofma. 383. “POFMA Office Orders Meta and X to Issue Correction Notices Over Sammy Obeid Posts.” The Online Citizen, 4 Sep. 2025, www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/09/04/pofma-office-orders-meta-and-x-to-issuecorrection-notices-over-sammy-obeid-posts. 384. Martens, Hannah. “IMDA Says US Comedian’s Show Cancellation Was Not Due to Censorship; POFMA Order Issued.” Mothership, 31 Aug. 2025, mothership.sg/2025/08/imda-us-comedian-show-inaccuratepofma. 385. Mahmud, Aquil Haziq. “In Focus: Has POFMA Been Effective? A Look at the Fake News Law, 1 Year Since It Kicked In.” CNA, 3 Oct. 2020, www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-pofma-fake-newslaw-1-year-kicked-in-688816. 386. Yong, Nicholas. “GE2020: Workers’ Party Is Not ‘Pulling Its Punches’ in Spite of POFMA, Says Pritam Singh.” Yahoo News Singapore, 7 July 2020, sg.news.yahoo.com/ge-2020-workers-party-is-not-pulling-itspunches-in-spite-of-pofma-says-pritam-singh-063326754.html. 387. Chua, Ilyda. “WP’s Andre Low Apologises for Leaked Messages.” Mothership, 30 Apr. 2025, mothership. sg/2025/04/wps-andre-low-apologises-leaked-messages. 381. 79