A correction order under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) has been issued to US comedian Sammy Obeid after a row over his cancelled Singapore show.
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“Mr Obeid’s account of protracted back-and-forth interactions with the government is inaccurate,” the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) said on Monday.
“In his posts, he claims that the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) requested edits, told him to ‘completely remove’ portions of his script, and said it ‘didn’t like’ other sections.”
MDDI said that none of these things happened and that IMDA never discussed Obeid’s script or its content with him or his representatives.
The ministry added that the IMDA “never requested edits”, nor did it suggest removing any material.
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“The cancellation had nothing to do with content,” MDDI said.