Government of Singapore

What is circulating

“Attorney-General Lucien Wong had not recused himself from matters on the compulsory acquisition of 38 Oxley Road, and the Prime Minister appointed him until age 75 despite a constitutional retirement age of 60.”

Claimed by The Online Citizen (Terry Xu) website and social media pages · news report

The facts

The Singapore government says Wong recused himself from all 38 Oxley Road matters and so did not act on them, including the compulsory acquisition. Under Article 35(4) of the Constitution the age 60 limit does not apply to fixed-term appointments, and it is the President, acting on the Prime Minister's advice after consulting the Council of Presidential Advisers, who re-appointed Wong. A POFMA Correction Direction was issued over the 9 March 2026 article on 23 March 2026.

Fact check: Factually (Government of Singapore)

What is circulating

“The government uses its monopoly over land supply and its immigration policies to deliberately inflate land and HDB flat prices in order to grow the national reserves.”

Claimed by Kenneth Jeyaretnam, Reform Party secretary-general, on Facebook · social media

The facts

The government says state land is sold at fair market value set independently by the Chief Valuer and that BTO flats are priced at a significant discount to resale flats. It says more than 8 in 10 first-timer families collecting BTO keys in 2024 could service their mortgages using CPF with little to no cash outlay. A POFMA Correction Direction was issued in March 2025, his ninth since July 2023.

Fact check: Factually (Government of Singapore) · Fact check: Ministry of Finance Singapore