Committee of Supply 2021 debate, Day 2: Patrick Tay on digital defence by MINDEF and SAF amid COVID-19 pandemic

The spread of fake news and misinformation online amid the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to cause unnecessary alarm and panic or lead Singaporeans to make misinformed choices relating to their health. MP Patrick Tay, who highlighted this concern in Parliament on Monday (Mar 1), wanted to know how the Ministry of Defence and Singapore Armed Forces are strengthening digital defence to prevent online falsehoods from damaging Singapore's society and eroding communal cohesion. *Loss of audio inherent from source