As the number of COVID-19 cases in the country is increasing, the spread of rumors about the disease also seemed to intensify, and the public was warned: look out for fake news. Theories of fraud and misleading information on the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and coronavirus disease in 2019 have swamped social media, questioning government calls for calm as false reports …

KUALA LUMPUR – An Indonesian salesgirl was sentenced to a week in jail and a penalty fined of RM1,000 by magistrate Wong Chai Sia  after she pleaded guilty to spreading fake news about the outbreak. Fui Lina, 31-year old salesgirl, was charged with spreading fakenews aimed at causing to spark fear among the public. In her post, she warned the …

SANDAKAN – A Retired employee of the Sabah State Railway Department was fined RM5,000 and in default of 10 months’ jailtime today for spreading fake news on the recent outbreak. Aliuudin Amit, 67, now a retiree pleaded guilty to the offence. He was charged with circulating statement and spreading misinformation to public via Whatsapp program on a Sandakan Prison inmate …

JOHOR BARU – The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has detained 12 individuals for posting fake and misleading news over the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The MCMC and police are currently investigating over 36 cases of fake news on the coronavirus. Johor Housing, Communication and Multimedia Committee chairman Dzulkelfy Ahmad has urged the public to visit the service portal, Sebenarnya.my …

JOHOR BARU – The Johor Health Department has denied a viral Facebook claims that that novel 2019-nCoV outbreak has reached Desa Tebrau. “The Johor Health Department would like to state that the statement is untrue. We advise the public not to spread any fake news that will cause panic.” said in a post on their official Facebook page today The …

KUALA LUMPUR – The Health Ministry has claimed that the report about a 23-year-old man from Tripura, India died in a Malaysian hospital due to infection by novel coronavirus. The health ministry tweeted on Thursday that based on the information they received, as of 6pm on Jan 30, there are no record of Indian national who tested positive in a …