Correction Direction under POFMA Act

Singapore Ministry of Law

Filed March 23rd, 2026

Detected March 23rd, 2026

Summary

The Singapore Ministry of Law has issued a Correction Direction under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) against Xu Yuan Chen (Terry Xu) and Miao Yi Infotech Ltd. This action is due to publications containing false statements of fact regarding the appointment of the Attorney-General.

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What changed

The Minister for Law has issued a Correction Direction under Singapore's Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) to Xu Yuan Chen (alias Terry Xu) and Miao Yi Infotech Ltd. This direction pertains to articles and social media posts published on March 9, 2026, by The Online Citizen (TOC) and related platforms, which allegedly communicated false statements of fact concerning the appointment of the Attorney-General.

Xu Yuan Chen and Miao Yi Infotech Ltd are now required to publish Correction Notices on TOC's websites, Heidoh's website, TOC's Facebook and Instagram pages, and in The Straits Times. These notices must state that the original content contained false statements of fact and provide a link to the government's official clarification. Failure to comply with this Correction Direction may result in penalties under the POFMA Act.

What to do next

Publish Correction Notices as specified in the direction
Include a statement that the original content contained false statements of fact
Provide a link to the Government's clarification

Source document (simplified)

Issuance of Correction Direction under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act

23 MAR 2026

23 March 2026 Posted in Press releases

1. The Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs Mr Edwin Tong SC has instructed for a Correction Direction, under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 (POFMA), to be issued to Xu Yuan Chen (alias Terry Xu) and Miao Yi Infotech Ltd for their publications which communicated false statements of fact concerning the appointment of the Attorney-General:

(i) An article on The Online Citizen’s (“TOC’s”) website (theonlinecitizen.com) on 9 March 2026 and posted on https://www.theonlinecitizen.com as well as https://heidoh.com;

(ii) TOC’s Facebook post on 9 March 2026; and

(iii) TOC’s Instagram post on 9 March 2026.

2. Xu Yuan Chen (alias Terry Xu) and Miao Yi Infotech Ltd are required to publish Correction Notices on TOC’s websites, Heidoh’s website, TOC’s Facebook and TOC’s Instagram pages, and in The Straits Times. These notices will state that the content communicated false statements of fact, and provide a link to the Government’s clarification.

3. For the facts of the case, please refer to the Factually article at the following link: https://www.factually.gov.sg/corrections-and-clarifications/230326

MINISTRY OF LAW
23 MARCH 2026

Last updated on 23 March 2026

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