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2015 Voluntary non-work day
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Internet hoax in Singapore
In Singapore, rumours that the Ministry of Manpower had declared a voluntary non-work day appeared on the evening of 24 September 2015 as the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) was 313-341 in the Hazardous range after 7pm-5am. The Ministry of Manpower lodged a police report over a hoax post on social media (WhatsApp or Facebook) that claimed it had declared a "voluntary non-work day" on 25 September 2015 as a result of the haze.MOM lodges police report over hoax post The Straits Times 26 September 2015 http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/mom-lodges-police-report-over-hoax-post 29 September 2015 Lim Yi Han Haze & confused http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/haze-confused 29 September 2015 30 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150930022228/http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/haze-confused deadMOM debunks fake 'voluntary non-work day' Facebook post 25 September 2015 https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/singapore-news/mom-debunks-fake-voluntary-non-work-day-facebook-post
See also
Fake blog
Confidence trick
Emulex hoax
References
Category:Hoaxes in Singapore
Category:Internet hoaxes
Category:2015 hoaxes
Category:Finance fraud