A screenshot, showing a comment allegedly posted by Channel NewsAsia’s (CNA) Facebook account on a decade-old post by Minister K Shanmugam, has gone viral on social media.
The comment, which criticised the establishment, has since been removed.
Source: Yusri Shaggy Sapari on Facebook
Mediacorp, CNA’s parent company, has since lodged a police report to verify the authenticity and origin of the screenshot.
The comment allegedly appeared below a Facebook post shared on 3 Nov 2015 by Minister Shanmugam about the late Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy as well as Singapore’s future.
Source: K Shanmugam Sc on Facebook
On Thursday (16 Oct), a screenshot surfaced online, allegedly showing CNA’s verified Facebook account commenting under the post, “Typical playbook — talking to their base, rallying their troops and generals but their real target is actually to corner and neutralise the WP.”
“WP” in the comment most likely referred to the Workers’ Party.
Source: Yusri Shaggy Sapari on Facebook
The OP shared in the comments that the screenshot was captured on 16 Oct.
Another Facebook user also claimed that she saw the comment on the same day.
Source: Mizah Husaini on Facebook
The comment was no longer available when MS News checked the post at about 12.30pm.
In response to MS News‘ queries, Mediacorp — the parent company of CNA — confirmed it had filed a police report to verify the authenticity and origin of the screenshot.
The company did not comment on whether CNA’s Facebook account had been compromised.
MS News has reached out to the police for more information.
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Featured image adapted from Yusri Shaggy Sapari on Facebook and Mizah Husaini on Facebook.