The academic credentials of historian Dr Thum Ping Tjin is once again under scrutiny.

His position within Oxford University was first questioned during the epic six-hour exchange between him and Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam at the Select Committee for Deliberate Online Falsehoods public hearing.

Three varying positions

In his written submission to the committee, he wrote that he was a "Research Fellow in History at Oxford University".

When questioned on this credential during the public hearing, he clarified that he was on a "visiting professorship in anthropology" at Oxford.

Following the hearing, Thum responded to a Facebook page which supposedly got his credentials wrong. He corrected them and said he was a “visiting  research fellow in history within the dept of anthropology" at Oxford.

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Select Committee wants Thum's clarification

In a press release on April 13, the Select Committee has said it sent an email to Thum asking for clarification of his academic credentials.

They have asked for him to verify which of the positions he has described of himself to be accurate.

They also want him to clarify if he holds any part-time academic position in Oxford University and, if so, what the formal title of that position is and whether he is being paid for that position.

Here's a screenshot of the email:

It is not known if the Select Committee has sent a query to Oxford University for clarification.

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