SINGAPORE: Alternative news source Wake Up Singapore has been issued a correction direction under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) for publishing a woman's claims that she suffered a miscarriage after a four-hour wait at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH).
"These allegations are false," said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a media release just after midnight on Sunday (Mar 27).
"KKH had identified the patient in question, based on a screenshot of a hospital bill accompanying WUSG’s (Wake Up Singapore) posts, which contained discrepancies with the patient’s account of events," said the ministry.
"Subsequent investigations by KKH have confirmed that the patient had been seen by a doctor within an hour of her arrival at KKH in February 2022, and did not suffer any miscarriage."
Under the correction direction, Wake Up Singapore is required to put up a correction notice alongside each web page and social media post containing the falsehood.
Wake Up Singapore's post about the alleged incident first made its rounds on Wednesday after the site published the woman's account with a picture of a redacted hospital bill dated Feb 28.
The article gave a timeline of the woman's account of her visit to KKH. She said she lost her baby after she was allegedly left unattended at the A&E for four hours.
KKH said on Friday that it filed a police report after its investigations indicate that there was no such case at the hospital.
Later on Friday, Wake Up Singapore apologised for publishing the woman's claims, saying it "may have been fed lies at every turn".
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"These allegations are false," said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a media release just after midnight on Sunday (Mar 27).
"KKH had identified the patient in question, based on a screenshot of a hospital bill accompanying WUSG’s (Wake Up Singapore) posts, which contained discrepancies with the patient’s account of events," said the ministry.
"Subsequent investigations by KKH have confirmed that the patient had been seen by a doctor within an hour of her arrival at KKH in February 2022, and did not suffer any miscarriage."
Under the correction direction, Wake Up Singapore is required to put up a correction notice alongside each web page and social media post containing the falsehood.
Wake Up Singapore's post about the alleged incident first made its rounds on Wednesday after the site published the woman's account with a picture of a redacted hospital bill dated Feb 28.
The article gave a timeline of the woman's account of her visit to KKH. She said she lost her baby after she was allegedly left unattended at the A&E for four hours.
KKH said on Friday that it filed a police report after its investigations indicate that there was no such case at the hospital.
Later on Friday, Wake Up Singapore apologised for publishing the woman's claims, saying it "may have been fed lies at every turn".
Continue reading...