Fact-check: Govt 'early Ramadan RM500 aid' doesn't exist
This article is 8 months old
In the lead-up to Ramadan, which starts today, information has been spreading on the internet claiming the government is giving a one-off RM500 “bantuan awal Ramadan” (early Ramadan aid).
However, checks by fact-checking outfit MyCheck found that the information is false and that a fake poster claiming this first went viral last year.
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