In one of his videos, the man claimed that the government was paying to attract Chinese nationals and nurture them as leaders
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenCNAPublished: 10:40am, 11 Mar 2026A 59-year-old man will be charged in a Singapore court on Wednesday over four videos he posted on TikTok between 2023 and 2025, the police and 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, police 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.
“The video also stated that the government is using its money and resources to nurture leaders only from the Chinese race – which is false. The man also made statements which are criminally defamatory of various public officials.”
The man had previously posted videos on TikTok on July 17, 2023, and August 12, 2023, that contained false statements of fact.
