MalayMail-Jan 10
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil reminded the public that sharing fake or slanderous news on social media is punishable by law, especially if it involves the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Fahmi said there had been several police reports lodged on the fake news recently that RM1 billion was being touted as a war chest to entice MPs to jump ship to topple Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s government. “Accusations like the ones making the rounds yesterday and today that the prime minister didn’t actually meet the Agong are done by these cybertroopers who are influencing the people with misinformation. “Let me be clear: I was with the prime minister and the Agong yesterday and the King is in Malaysia. “So please, this is a crime as you are now implicating the Agong by saying he wasn’t there when in fact he is here in Malaysia. “These types of accusations need to stop as I think the authorities have plenty on their hands as it stands. Remember that if you continue to spread lies, you will be charged in court,” he said during a press conference in Putrajaya today. Anwar met with the Agong yesterday and issued a statement to that effect. However, some took to social media to say that the Agong wasn’t there and the picture was photoshopped.
Others went so far as to say the Agong was not in Malaysia, which prompted the police reports. Read more at: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2024/01/10/fahmi-spreading-fake-news-is-a-crime-agong-is-in-malaysia/111647
