What evidence did the court find Bloomberg lacked?

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Court Found Bloomberg Lacked Evidence to Substantiate Defamatory Claims

The High Court determined that Bloomberg failed to provide sufficient evidence to support its insinuations of wrongdoing concerning the rental of state properties by Singapore ministers K. Shanmugam and Tan See Leng. The court found that the publication did not adequately verify key claims made in its 2023 article.
Insufficient Verification of Key Claims

Justice Kwek Mean Luck ruled that the Bloomberg article contained allegations that were ultimately false and defamatory. The court specifically noted that the publication did not undertake adequate measures to verify the central claims it presented, which contributed to the finding of defamation.
Lack of Evidence for Wrongdoing Insinuations

The court found that Bloomberg did not present sufficient evidence to substantiate the insinuations of impropriety in the ministers’ tenancy of black-and-white bungalows on Ridout Road. The article implied wrongdoing, but the evidence provided by the publication was deemed insufficient by the court to support these implications.
Defamatory Impact of Framing and Omissions

Justice Kwek stated that the way the article was framed, along with its omissions, would lead readers to believe that the ministers had abused their positions. This framing, coupled with the lack of supporting evidence, was central to the court's decision that the publication was defamatory.

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