Squeaky Hammer caught squeaking

Source: Shut Down TRS Facebook

In the age where social media spreads news, both good and bad, like wild-fire; and the ease at which the facts of a situation could be just as easily verified or debunked by third parties, it does seem like common sense NOT to make up things, especially so if you are aspiring to be a politician.

It would seem that Bernard Chen, WP's candidate for MacPherson SMC in GE2015, has been caught out trying to give the impression that he visited a charity organization when he actually didn't.

Source: Talking Singapore

"Mr Chen, thank you for tagging us in your Facebook. Your presence at the walkway in front of our Senior Activity Centre at Blk 98 Aljunied Crescent before the General Elections 2015 via the sharing of your archived photo is noted.

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Here's what Talking Singapore had to say.

WP's Bernard Chen's misleading FB post out-ed by charity organization. Apparently the charity is unhappy with Bernard for posting an old photo implying that he had visited them on Sunday when he didn't.

Mr Chen must really be feeling that burn.. because the post and the pictures don't seem to be on his facebook account anymore.

Oh and in other squeaky news... WP has a "GE2015 candidates' lunch get-together at JJ's place" without some of their former MPs.

Source: Fabrications About The PAP

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Notes

In GE 2015, MacPherson SMC saw a three-cornered fight between

(1) NSP’s Mr Cheo “new Mothers are a Weakness” Chai Chen

(2) PAP’s Tin “Kate spade” Pei Ling

(3) WP's Bernard “Thanks for tagging us” Chen

Tin Pei Ling won handsdown.

Lee Li Lian stood as a WP candidate for Punggol East SMC where it was widely expected that WP would hold on to that seat. However, Lee lost the seat to PAP's Charles Chong. The Punggol East seat is the PAP's closest win for SMCs.

The Elections Department had declared Lee Li Lian as one of the elected as Non-Constituency MPs (NCMPs) but she has publicly said that she will not take up NCMP post. WP released a statement of its own shortly after, saying the party's leadership backed Ms Lee's decision not to take up the seat.