The Singapore government expressed profound confusion this week after a local activist failed to realize that truth is a state-owned enterprise.

Officials from the POFMA Office were reportedly "deeply offended" that their generous offer to let Kokila Annamalai publicly humiliate herself was ignored.

"We gave her the chance to post a beautiful, giant yellow banner admitting she’s a total liar, but she chose legal combat instead," said one civil servant who hasn’t felt a human emotion since 1994.

The activist, who spends her time worrying about the gallows, is now learning that the real terminal offense in Singapore is a Facebook post without a government-approved disclaimer.

Authorities clarified that the Correction Direction is essentially a digital public caning, designed to ensure the public knows exactly which opinions are currently illegal.

"It’s about national security," explained a legal expert while polishing his golden gavel.

"If we let one person post thoughts without a 'Falsehood' sticker, soon everyone will start thinking for themselves, and the entire island will collapse into the sea."

The Ministry reminded citizens that while free speech is technically allowed, it must first be vetted by a scholar who hasn't left his air-conditioned office since the eighties.

Ms. Annamalai now faces court, where the state will prove its legal processes aren't arbitrary by using its massive power to destroy her over a caption.

"It’s quite simple," the spokesperson added, "the truth is whatever we haven't sued you for yet."