Countering fake news related to Covid-19 on social media

The following is an update from the Communications and Multimedia Ministry Quick Response Team on countering fake news related to Covid-19 on social media.

1. Brickfields police chief Zairulnizam Mohd Zainuddin @ Hilmi denies claims that a man who was lying unconscious in front of a shop in Entrepreneur Park, Kuala Lumpur was positive for Covid-19, as was made viral on social media. He explained that the individual actually...