Overview

• On June 6, Manmeet Singh Bahadar Singh, 57, was fined S$6,000 after pleading guilty to promoting racial disharmony by falsely claiming in a TikTok video that Minister Josephine Teo insulted Malays.
• Singh uploaded the video on August 12, 2024, after receiving a link to a WordPress blog via WhatsApp and repeated the unverified allegations without checking their authenticity.
• He removed the clip later that day upon realizing the content was likely fabricated and posted an apology video acknowledging his error.
• Authorities arrested Singh on February 4, 2025, released him on bail the next day, and noted that offenders face up to three years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both under Singapore’s racial disharmony laws.
• Teo said the false claims caused her personal hurt and highlighted the need to protect harmony in Singapore’s diverse society.