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PUTRAJAYA: Countering fake news has been a major challenge for the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM) in the past year, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic rears its ugly head, Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said. (pix)
He said that every day the KKMM rapid response team received all kinds of false reports, especially those related to Covid-19, which were spread on social media and the WhatsApp application.
While action can be taken against the individuals involved, public cooperation is also needed to counter fake news and prevent such reports from spreading and creating panic in the community, he said.
“Yes, we charge people through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the police, but I wish we could do more,” he said at a press conference on the Ministry’s achievements in Malaysia’s Prihatin. for a year.
According to MCMC, the ministry’s Rapid Response Team has so far issued 428 public denials and clarifications on fake news.
In a statement, MCMC said that as of March 4, the Royal Malaysian Police have opened 283 investigative documents on Covid-19 fake news.
Exchanging fake news is an offense under section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which provides for a maximum fine of RM 50,000 or a prison term not to exceed one year or both and an additional fine of RM 1,000. ringgit for each day of the offense. continues after conviction. -Called
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