POFMA directions
For more detailed information about POFMA directions, visit the Google Sheet containing the total number of directions issued and the ministers or ministries responsible for issuing them.
| Date | Issuing Ministry | Issuing Minister | Type of direction | Target entity | Date of post | Press release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2019 | Ministry of Finance | Heng Swee Keat | Correction Direction | Brad Bowyer | 13-Nov-2019 | |
| 23-Nov-2019 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | States Times Review | 23-Nov-2019 | |
| 28-Nov-2019 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Targeted Correction Direction | 28-Nov-2019 | ||
| 14-Dec-2019 | Ministry of Manpower | Josephine Teo | Correction Direction | Singapore Democratic Party | 8-Jun-2019 | |
| 14-Dec-2019 | Ministry of Manpower | Josephine Teo | Correction Direction | Singapore Democratic Party | 30-Nov-2019 | |
| 14-Dec-2019 | Ministry of Manpower | Josephine Teo | Correction Direction | Singapore Democratic Party | 2-Dec-2019 | |
| 16-Dec-2019 | Ministry for Education | Ong Ye Kung | Correction Direction | Lim Tean | 12-Dec-2019 | |
| 22-Jan-2020 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Lawyers for Liberty | 16-Jan-2020 | |
| 22-Jan-2020 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Kirsten Han | 16-Jan-2020 | |
| 22-Jan-2020 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | The Online Citizen | 16-Jan-2020 | |
| 22-Jan-2020 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Yahoo Singapore | 16-Jan-2020 | |
| 23-Jan-2020 | Ministry of Communication and Information | S Iswaran | Access Blocking Order | Internet Service Providers | ||
| 27-Jan-2020 | Ministry of Health | Gan Kim Yong | General Correction Direction | SPH Magazines | 26-Jan-2020 | |
| 28-Jan-2020 | Ministry of Health | Khaw Boon Wan | Targeted Correction Direction | 27-Jan-2020 | ||
| 31-Jan-2020 | Ministry of Health | Gan Kim Yong | Correction Direction | AB-TC City News | 30-Jan-2020 | |
| 31-Jan-2020 | Ministry of Health | Gan Kim Yong | Correction Direction | Lim Tean | 30-Jan-2020 | |
| 31-Jan-2020 | Ministry of Health | Gan Kim Yong | Correction Direction | Say No to PAP | 30-Jan-2020 | |
| 31-Jan-2020 | Ministry of Trade and Industry | Chan Chun Sing | Correction Direction | States Times Review | 30-Jan-2020 | |
| 31-Jan-2020 | Ministry of Trade and Industry | Chan Chun Sing | Targeted Correction Direction | |||
| 14-Feb-2020 | Ministry of Health | Gan Kim Yong | Correction Direction | States Times Review | 13-Feb-2020 | |
| 14-Feb-2020 | Ministry of Health | Gan Kim Yong | Targeted Correction Direction | |||
| 15-Feb-2020 | Ministry of Communication and Information | S Iswaran | Declared Online Location | States Times Review | ||
| 17-Feb-2020 | Ministry of Communication and Information | S Iswaran | Disabling Order | |||
| 26-Feb-2020 | Ministry of National Development | Lawrence Wong | Correction Direction | Gilbert Goh | 19-Feb-2020 | |
| 26-Feb-2020 | Ministry of National Development | Lawrence Wong | Correction Direction | The Independent Singapore | 21-Feb-2020 | |
| 18-Mar-2020 | People’s Association | Chan Chun Sing | Correction Direction | Henryace Ace | 8-Mar-2020 | |
| 18-Mar-2020 | People’s Association | Chan Chun Sing | Correction Direction | Sebastian Ying | 8-Mar-2020 | |
| 18-Mar-2020 | People’s Association | Chan Chun Sing | Correction Direction | Lim Tean | 8-Mar-2020 | |
| 18-Mar-2020 | People’s Association | Chan Chun Sing | Correction Direction | Lim Tean | 8-Mar-2020 | |
| 1-Apr-2020 | Ministry of Finance | Heng Swee Keat | Correction Direction | tifinnytara | 29-Mar-2020 | |
| 6-Apr-2020 | Ministry of Manpower | Josephine Teo | Correction Direction | Alex Tan | 5-Apr-2020 | |
| 6-Apr-2020 | Ministry of Manpower | Josephine Teo | Correction Direction | Singapore States Times | 5-Apr-2020 | |
| 6-Apr-2020 | Ministry of Manpower | Josephine Teo | Targeted Correction Direction | |||
| 17-Apr-2020 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | The Temasek Review | 15-Apr-2020 | |
| 18-Apr-2020 | Ministry of Health | Gan Kim Yong | Correction Direction | Singapore States Times | 18-Apr-2020 | |
| 18-Apr-2020 | Ministry of Health | Gan Kim Yong | Targeted Correction Direction | |||
| 19-Apr-2020 | Ministry of Finance | Heng Swee Keat | Correction Direction | darksiedluv | 15-Apr-2020 | |
| 19-Apr-2020 | Ministry of Finance | Heng Swee Keat | Correction Direction | The Temasek Review | 15-Apr-2020 | |
| 19-Apr-2020 | Ministry of Finance | Heng Swee Keat | Correction Direction | The Online Citizen | 15-Apr-2020 | |
| 19-Apr-2020 | Ministry of Finance | Heng Swee Keat | Correction Direction | Lim Tean | 15-Apr-2020 | |
| 5-May-2020 | Ministry for Education | Ong Ye Kung | Correction Direction | Alex Tan | 4-May-2020 | |
| 5-May-2020 | Ministry for Education | Ong Ye Kung | Correction Direction | Singapore States Times | 4-May-2020 | |
| 5-May-2020 | Ministry for Education | Ong Ye Kung | Targeted Correction Direction | |||
| 6-May-2020 | Ministry of Communication and Information | S Iswaran | Declared Online Location | Alex Tan | ||
| 6-May-2020 | Ministry of Communication and Information | S Iswaran | Declared Online Location | Singapore States Times | ||
| 8-May-2020 | Ministry of Communication and Information | S Iswaran | Disabling Order | |||
| 13-May-2020 | Ministry of Law | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | New Naratif | 8-May-2020 | |
| 13-May-2020 | Ministry of Law | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Thum Ping Tjin | 8-May-2020 | |
| 27-May-2020 | Ministry of Law | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | National Times Singapore | 15-May-2020 | |
| 27-May-2020 | Ministry of Law | K Shanmugam | Targeted Correction Direction | |||
| 29-May-2020 | Ministry of Communication and Information | S Iswaran | Declared Online Location | National Times Singapore | ||
| 30-May-2020 | Ministry of Communication and Information | S Iswaran | Disabling Order | |||
| 29-Jun-2020 | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | Alex Tan | 27-Jun-2020 | |
| 29-Jun-2020 | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | Singapore States Times | 27-Jun-2020 | |
| 29-Jun-2020 | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Alternate Authority | Targeted Correction Direction | |||
| 2-Jul-2020 | Ministry for Education | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | Peoples Voice Political Party | 1-Jul-2020 | |
| 2-Jul-2020 | Ministry for Education | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | Lim Tean | 1-Jul-2020 | |
| 3-Jul-2020 | Prime Minister Office | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | Ryann Smith | 2-Jul-2020 | |
| 3-Jul-2020 | Prime Minister Office | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | Jafri Basron | 2-Jul-2020 | |
| 3-Jul-2020 | Prime Minister Office | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | Denise Fletcher | 2-Jul-2020 | |
| 3-Jul-2020 | Prime Minister Office | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | Sin Rak Sin Party | 2-Jul-2020 | |
| 4-Jul-2020 | Ministry of National Development | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | The Online Citizen | 3-Jul-2020 | |
| 4-Jul-2020 | Ministry of National Development | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | Peoples Voice Political Party | 3-Jul-2020 | |
| 4-Jul-2020 | Ministry of National Development | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | Singapore Democratic Party | 3-Jul-2020 | |
| 4-Jul-2020 | Ministry of National Development | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | Sin Rak Sin Party | 3-Jul-2020 | |
| 4-Jul-2020 | Prime Minister Office | Alternate Authority | Targeted Correction Direction | |||
| 5-Jul-2020 | Ministry of Manpower | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | National University of Singapore | 2-Jul-2020 | |
| 5-Jul-2020 | Ministry of Manpower | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | The Online Citizen | 2-Jul-2020 | |
| 5-Jul-2020 | Ministry of Manpower | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | The Online Citizen | 4-Jul-2020 | |
| 5-Jul-2020 | Ministry of Manpower | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | New Naratif | 5-Jul-2020 | |
| 5-Jul-2020 | Ministry of Manpower | Alternate Authority | Correction Direction | Channel News Asia | 4-Jul-2020 | |
| 15-Apr-2021 | Ministry of Health | Gan Kim Yong | Correction Direction | Goh Meng Seng | 2-Apr-2021 | |
| 15-Apr-2021 | Ministry of Health | Gan Kim Yong | Correction Direction | People's Power Party | 2-Apr-2021 | |
| 15-Apr-2021 | Ministry of Health | Gan Kim Yong | Correction Direction | Singapore Uncensored | 7-Apr-2021 | |
| 15-Apr-2021 | Ministry of Health | Gan Kim Yong | Correction Direction | Goh Meng Seng | 7-Apr-2021 | |
| 15-Apr-2021 | Ministry of Health | Gan Kim Yong | Correction Direction | People's Power Party | 7-Apr-2021 | |
| 7-May-2021 | Ministry of Transport | Ong Ye Kung | Correction Direction | Singapore Incidents | 5-May-2021 | |
| 20-May-2021 | Ministry of Health | Gan Kim Yong | General Correction Direction | |||
| 20-May-2021 | Ministry of Health | Gan Kim Yong | General Correction Direction | |||
| 20-May-2021 | Ministry of Health | Gan Kim Yong | General Correction Direction | SPH Magazines | ||
| 21-May-2021 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Singapore Incidents | 18-May-2021 | |
| 21-May-2021 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | The Online Citizen | 18-May-2021 | |
| 21-May-2021 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | nichology | 18-May-2021 | |
| 15-Aug-2021 | Ministry of Health | Ong Ye Kung | General Correction Direction | 14-Aug-2021 | ||
| 8-Oct-2021 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Jolovan Wham | 6-Oct-2021 | |
| 8-Oct-2021 | Ministry of Manpower | Tan See Leng | Correction Direction | Singapore Democratic Party | 2-Dec-2019 | |
| 9-Oct-2021 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Targeted Correction Direction | |||
| 24-Oct-2021 | Ministry of Health | Ong Ye Kung | Correction Direction | Truth Warriors | 30-Aug-2021 | |
| 29-Nov-2021 | Ministry of Health | Ong Ye Kung | Correction Direction | Cheah Kit Sun | 20-Oct-2021 | |
| 29-Nov-2021 | Ministry of Health | Ong Ye Kung | Correction Direction | Goh Meng Seng | 20-Oct-2021 | |
| 3-Dec-2021 | Ministry of Health | Ong Ye Kung | Correction Direction | Goh Meng Seng | 27-Nov-2021 | |
| 12-Feb-2022 | Prime Minister Office | Indranee Rajah | Correction Direction | Wake Up, Singapore | 10-Feb-2022 | |
| 27-Mar-2022 | Ministry of Health | Ong Ye Kung | Correction Direction | Wake Up, Singapore | 23-Mar-2022 | |
| 22-Apr-2022 | Ministry of Law | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | The Independent Singapore | 21-Apr-2022 | |
| 22-Apr-2022 | Ministry of Law | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Toh Han Shih | 21-Apr-2022 | |
| 12-May-2022 | Ministry of Social and Family Development | Masagos Zulkifli | Correction Direction | Gilbert Goh | 24-Apr-2022 | |
| 4-Sep-2022 | Ministry of National Development | Desmond Lee | Correction Direction | The Alternative View | 1-Sep-2022 | |
| 6-Sep-2022 | Ministry of National Development | Desmond Lee | Targeted Correction Direction | Meta Platforms | ||
| 14-Oct-2022 | Ministry of Health | Ong Ye Kung | Correction Direction | Thailand Medical News | 9-Oct-2022 | |
| 14-Oct-2022 | Ministry of Health | Ong Ye Kung | Correction Direction | Goh Meng Seng | 10-Oct-2022 | |
| 14-Oct-2022 | Ministry of Health | Ong Ye Kung | Correction Direction | People's Power Party | 10-Oct-2022 | |
| 14-Oct-2022 | Ministry of Health | Ong Ye Kung | Correction Direction | SPH Magazines | 10-Oct-2022 | |
| 14-Oct-2022 | Ministry of National Development | Desmond Lee | Correction Direction | Yeoh Lam Keong | 4-Oct-2022 | |
| 14-Oct-2022 | Ministry of National Development | Desmond Lee | Correction Direction | The Online Citizen | 4-Oct-2022 | |
| 14-Oct-2022 | Ministry of National Development | Desmond Lee | Correction Direction | The Online Citizen | 5-Oct-2022 | |
| 18-Nov-2022 | Ministry of Finance | Lawrence Wong | Correction Direction | Yeoh Lam Keong | 7-Nov-2022 | |
| 18-Nov-2022 | Ministry of Finance | Lawrence Wong | Correction Direction | The Independent Singapore | 9-Nov-2022 | |
| 18-Nov-2022 | Ministry of Finance | Lawrence Wong | Correction Direction | The Independent Singapore | 12-Nov-2022 | |
| 7-May-2023 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Terry Xu | 30-Apr-2023 | |
| 7-May-2023 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | The Online Citizen | 2-May-2023 | |
| 19-May-2023 | Ministry of Home Affairs | Josephine Teo | Correction Direction | Kirsten Han | 19-Apr-2023 | |
| 19-May-2023 | Ministry of Home Affairs | Josephine Teo | Correction Direction | Andrew Loh | 24-Apr-2023 | |
| 19-May-2023 | Ministry of Home Affairs | Josephine Teo | Correction Direction | M Ravi | 20-Apr-2023 | |
| 19-May-2023 | Ministry of Home Affairs | Josephine Teo | Correction Direction | The Online Citizen | 28-Apr-2023 | |
| 19-May-2023 | Ministry of Home Affairs | Josephine Teo | Correction Direction | Transformative Justice Collective | 23-Apr-2023 | |
| 26-May-2023 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Asia Sentinel | 24-May-2023 | |
| 2-Jun-2023 | Ministry of Communication and Information | Josephine Teo | Access Blocking Order | Internet Service Providers | ||
| 16-Jul-2023 | Ministry of Law | Edwin Tong | Correction Direction | Kenneth Jeyaretnam | 2-Jul-2023 | |
| 16-Jul-2023 | Ministry of Law | Edwin Tong | Correction Direction | Thamil Selvan | 1-Jul-2023 | |
| 16-Jul-2023 | Ministry of Law | Edwin Tong | Correction Direction | Jom | 7-Jul-2023 | |
| 20-Jul-2023 | Prime Minister Office | Indranee Rajah | Correction Direction | Political Sophistry | 16-Jul-2023 | |
| 21-Jul-2023 | Prime Minister Office | Indranee Rajah | Correction Direction | Andrew Loh | 18-Jul-2023 | |
| 21-Jul-2023 | Prime Minister Office | Indranee Rajah | Targeted Correction Direction | TikTok Pte Ltd | 18-Jul-2023 | |
| 21-Jul-2023 | Ministry of Communication and Information | Josephine Teo | Declared Online Location | The Online Citizen | ||
| 25-Jul-2023 | Ministry of Law | Edwin Tong | Correction Direction | Lee Hsien Yang | 23-Jul-2023 | |
| 2-Aug-2023 | Ministry of Law | Edwin Tong | Correction Direction | Kenneth Jeyaretnam | 27-Jul-2023 | |
| 18-Aug-2023 | Prime Minister Office | Chan Chun Sing | Correction Direction | dr.ishhaq.jay | 17-Aug-2023 | |
| 18-Aug-2023 | Prime Minister Office | Chan Chun Sing | Targeted Correction Direction | TikTok Pte Ltd | ||
| 20-Aug-2023 | Ministry of Manpower | Tan See Leng | Correction Direction | dr.ishhaq.jay | 12-Aug-2023 | |
| 20-Aug-2023 | Ministry of Manpower | Tan See Leng | Targeted Correction Direction | TikTok Pte Ltd | ||
| 22-Aug-2023 | Ministry of Law | Edwin Tong | Correction Direction | Kenneth Jeyaretnam | 18-Aug-2023 | |
| 24-Aug-2023 | Ministry of National Development | Desmond Lee | Correction Direction | dr.ishhaq.jay | 17-Aug-2023 | |
| 24-Aug-2023 | Ministry of National Development | Desmond Lee | Targeted Correction Direction | TikTok Pte Ltd | ||
| 30-Aug-2023 | Ministry of Law | Edwin Tong | Correction Direction | Kenneth Jeyaretnam | 21-Aug-2023 | |
| 13-Sep-2023 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Plan B | 6-Sep-2023 | |
| 13-Sep-2023 | Prime Minister Office | Indranee Rajah | Correction Direction | East Asia Forum | 18-Aug-2023 | |
| 16-Sep-2023 | Ministry of Communication and Information | Josephine Teo | Access Blocking Order | Internet Service Providers | ||
| 16-Sep-2023 | Prime Minister Office | Indranee Rajah | Targeted Correction Direction | Meta Platforms | ||
| 16-Oct-2023 | Ministry of Manpower | Tan See Leng | Correction Direction | Singapore Eye | 12-Oct-2023 | |
| 16-Oct-2023 | Ministry of Manpower | Tan See Leng | Correction Direction | Gutzy Asia | 12-Oct-2023 | |
| 16-Oct-2023 | Ministry of Manpower | Tan See Leng | Correction Direction | The Online Citizen | 12-Oct-2023 | |
| 2-Nov-2023 | Ministry of Finance | Lawrence Wong | Correction Direction | Kenneth Jeyaretnam | 22-Oct-2023 | |
| 11-Dec-2023 | Ministry of Communication and Information | Declared Online Location | Kenneth Jeyaretnam | |||
| 15-Feb-2024 | Ministry of Social and Family Development | Masagos Zulkifli | Correction Direction | Leong Mun Wai | 12-Feb-2024 | |
| 15-Feb-2024 | Ministry of Social and Family Development | Masagos Zulkifli | Correction Direction | Gutzy Asia | 13-Feb-2024 | |
| 15-Feb-2024 | Ministry of Social and Family Development | Masagos Zulkifli | Correction Direction | The Online Citizen | 13-Feb-2024 | |
| 18-Feb-2024 | Ministry of Law | Edwin Tong | Correction Direction | Kenneth Jeyaretnam | 16-Feb-2024 | |
| 18-Feb-2024 | Ministry of Law | Edwin Tong | Correction Direction | Gutzy Asia | 16-Feb-2024 | |
| 18-Feb-2024 | Ministry of Law | Edwin Tong | Correction Direction | The Online Citizen | 16-Feb-2024 | |
| 22-Feb-2024 | Ministry of National Development | Desmond Lee | Correction Direction | Chee Soon Juan | 17-Feb-2024 | |
| 22-Feb-2024 | Ministry of National Development | Desmond Lee | Targeted Correction Direction | TikTok Pte Ltd | ||
| 27-Mar-2024 | Ministry of Transport | Chee Hong Tat | Correction Direction | Goh Meng Seng | 26-Mar-2024 | |
| 27-Mar-2024 | Ministry of Transport | Chee Hong Tat | Correction Direction | People’s Power Party | 26-Mar-2024 | |
| 29-May-2024 | Ministry of Law | Edwin Tong | Correction Direction | Kenneth Jeyaretnam | 25-May-2024 | |
| 11-Jun-2024 | Ministry of Communication and Information | Josephine Teo | Declared Online Location | Gutzy Asia | ||
| 29-Jun-2024 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Singapore Democratic Party | 27-Jun-2024 | |
| 29-Jun-2024 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Targeted Correction Direction | TikTok Pte Ltd | ||
| 4-Jul-2024 | Ministry of Finance | Chee Hong Tat | Correction Direction | Kenneth Jeyaretnam | 15-Jun-2024 | |
| 31-Jul-2024 | POFMA Office | Conditional warning | dr.ishhaq.jay | |||
| 1-Aug-2024 | Ministry of National Development | Desmond Lee | Correction Direction | Shaik Amar | 24-Jul-2024 | |
| 8-Aug-2024 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Transformative Justice Collective | 1-Aug-2024 | |
| 11-Aug-2024 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Transformative Justice Collective | 2-Aug-2024 | |
| 11-Aug-2024 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Julie O’Connor | 2-Aug-2024 | |
| 26-Aug-2024 | Ministry of National Development | Desmond Lee | Correction Direction | Yee Jenn Jong | 25-Jul-2024 | |
| 26-Aug-2024 | Ministry of National Development | Desmond Lee | Correction Direction | Leong Sze Hian | 21-Aug-2024 | |
| 30-Aug-2024 | Ministry of National Development | Desmond Lee | Correction Direction | The Online Citizen | 26-Jul-2024 | |
| 30-Aug-2024 | Ministry of National Development | Desmond Lee | Correction Direction | The Online Citizen | 21-Aug-2024 | |
| 30-Aug-2024 | Ministry of National Development | Desmond Lee | Correction Direction | Gutzy Asia | 21-Aug-2024 | |
| 5-Oct-2024 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Targeted Correction Direction | TikTok Pte Ltd | ||
| 5-Oct-2024 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Transformative Justice Collective | 2-Oct-2024 | |
| 5-Oct-2024 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Kokila Annamalai | 2-Oct-2024 | |
| 9-Oct-2024 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Correction Direction | Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network | 3-Oct-2024 | |
| 11-Oct-2024 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Targeted Correction Direction | Meta Platforms | ||
| 11-Oct-2024 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Targeted Correction Direction | X | ||
| 5-Nov-2024 | Ministry of Home Affairs | K Shanmugam | Targeted Correction Direction | Meta Platforms | 23-Oct-2024 |