In Singapore you can get jailed for spitting gum on a sidewalk.
Fixed that for you:
In Singapore you could get fined AND jailed for not wearing a mask in 2020-2022, masks were mandated AT ALL TIMES from April 2020 to April 2022 (2 WHOLE YEARS), indoors and OUTDOORS in a country where it's 30C/90F with 70-90% humidity YEAR ROUND.
Fact checked by AP obviously fake!!!! "the claim is misleading; no fines were imposed on individuals not wearing a mask in public in Singpaore in early April 2020"!
it was only imposed 2 weeks™ later "On April 14, 2020, the Singaporean government announced fines of up to SGD$1,000 for anyone who did not wear a face mask in public during the pandemic."
"Those who do not comply face a $300 fine for first-time offenders. Repeat offenders face higher fines or prosecution in court for egregious cases.
If convicted in court, the penalty for first-time offenders under the Act is up to a $10,000 fine, a jail term of up to six months, or both. For second-time or subsequent offenders, the penalty is a fine of up to $20,000 along with a jail term of up to a year."
And unlike the spitting gum on a sidewalk meme, it was actually enforced too. Examples:
Sep 2023 "'Badge lady' Phoon Chiu Yoke jailed again for going maskless, failing to attend investigations. Phoon Chiu Yoke, 56, was sentenced to nine weeks in jail and a fine of S$3,000 (US$2,200). "
Fixed that for you:
In Singapore you could get fined AND jailed for not wearing a mask in 2020-2022, masks were mandated AT ALL TIMES from April 2020 to April 2022 (2 WHOLE YEARS), indoors and OUTDOORS in a country where it's 30C/90F with 70-90% humidity YEAR ROUND.
https://factcheck.afp.com/misinformation-about-fines-singapore-circulated-online-face-masks-made-mandatory-public
Fact checked by AP obviously fake!!!! "the claim is misleading; no fines were imposed on individuals not wearing a mask in public in Singpaore in early April 2020"!
it was only imposed 2 weeks™ later "On April 14, 2020, the Singaporean government announced fines of up to SGD$1,000 for anyone who did not wear a face mask in public during the pandemic."
"There will be an easing off on mandatory mask-wearing outdoors from next Tuesday March 29 2022" https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/outdoor-mask-wearing-not-mandatory-from-march-29-gatherings-allowed-for-up-to-10
Over 1,800 fines imposed for failure to wear mask from last April to end-Jan: MSE https://sg.news.yahoo.com/over-1800-fines-imposed-for-failure-to-wear-mask-from-last-april-to-end-jan-mse-074625295.html
"Those who do not comply face a $300 fine for first-time offenders. Repeat offenders face higher fines or prosecution in court for egregious cases.
If convicted in court, the penalty for first-time offenders under the Act is up to a $10,000 fine, a jail term of up to six months, or both. For second-time or subsequent offenders, the penalty is a fine of up to $20,000 along with a jail term of up to a year."
And unlike the spitting gum on a sidewalk meme, it was actually enforced too. Examples:
Sep 2021 "A woman was fined S$9,200 (US$6,800) on Monday (Jun 24) for failing to wear a mask and using criminal force on a safe-distancing ambassador during the COVID-19 pandemic." https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/woman-fined-refused-wear-mask-criminal-force-covid-pandemic-4431796
Sep 2023 "'Badge lady' Phoon Chiu Yoke jailed again for going maskless, failing to attend investigations. Phoon Chiu Yoke, 56, was sentenced to nine weeks in jail and a fine of S$3,000 (US$2,200). "
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/phoon-chiu-yoke-badge-lady-second-jail-term-mask-stb-investigation-3760946