Janil Puthucheary on POFMA reports related to COVID-19
Between 2020 and 2022, the POFMA (Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act) Office received over 280 pieces of feedback and enquiries related to COVID-19 issues. This included public feedback to various Government agencies that were redirected to the POFMA Office. There were four POFMA cases linked to such public feedback, with seven POFMA directions issued. In all these cases, the Government was already aware of the falsehoods prior to receiving the feedback and had begun assessing them. Where feedback did not result in POFMA action, it still highlighted gaps in understanding. So, other than POFMA directions, the Government has also used public communication and education to provide accurate and timely information on COVID-19. Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information Janil Puthucheary shared this in Parliament on Tuesday (Mar 21) in reply to an MP’s questions.
Between 2020 and 2022, the POFMA (Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act) Office received over 280 pieces of feedback and enquiries related to COVID-19 issues. This included public feedback to various Government agencies that were redirected to the POFMA Office. There were four POFMA cases linked to such public feedback, with seven POFMA directions issued. In all these cases, the Government was already aware of the falsehoods prior to receiving the feedback and had begun assessing them. Where feedback did not result in POFMA action, it still highlighted gaps in understanding. So, other than POFMA directions, the Government has also used public communication and education to provide accurate and timely information on COVID-19. Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information Janil Puthucheary shared this in Parliament on Tuesday (Mar 21) in reply to an MP’s questions.
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