Fact-check: 'Mahathir-Musk investment scheme' video a scam
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A video circulating online purportedly showing former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad endorsing an application launched by international businessperson Elon Musk is false and is likely to trick people into an investment scam.
In the doctored video circulating on Facebook and various social media platforms, Bernama TV is made out to be reporting on an anti-poverty investment scheme launched by Musk and endorsed by Mahathir.
However, fact-checking outfit MyCheck found the video...
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