Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore)

What is circulating

“The Home Affairs Minister deliberately gave incomplete answers in Parliament about two Singaporeans allegedly serving in the Israel Defense Forces, and the government could identify them but chose not to act to protect ties with Israel.”

Claimed by The Online Citizen (Terry Xu) and Heidoh.com · news report

The facts

The government says it had no substantiated information that any Singaporean served in the IDF, and that the 11 February 2026 Declassified UK report it was asked about gave no identifying details. It had sought clarification from Israel and received no reply. A POFMA Correction Direction, including a print notice in The Straits Times, was issued on 26 March 2026.

Fact check: Factually (Government of Singapore)

What is circulating

“Auxiliary police officers have all the powers of regular police, and the government employs foreign auxiliary officers and keeps their pay low to keep the People's Action Party in power.”

Claimed by Kenneth Jeyaretnam, Reform Party secretary-general, on his website, Facebook and X · social media

The facts

The Ministry of Home Affairs says auxiliary officers have no investigation powers under the Criminal Procedure Code and that they are employed by Auxiliary Police Forces, not the government, which also set their salaries. As of end January 2025 Singaporeans were the majority of auxiliary officers and those from new foreign sources were about 3 percent. This was the 10th Correction Direction issued to Jeyaretnam.

Fact check: Factually (Government of Singapore) · Fact check: Ministry of Home Affairs Singapore