Not true, says Fahmi on viral TikTok seven good news for Malaysians
NUR IFTITAH ROZLAN01 Jan 2023 11:57pm
Fahmi denied the validity of the viral video titled 'Seven good news for Malaysians 1 January 2023'
This was confirmed by the Communications and Digital Minister, Fahmi Fadzil on his Facebook today.
He said since it was uploaded on TikTok, the 42-second video has received more than 1.8 million views as of 6pm.
"There is a fake news on TikTok video that has been circulating for the past 20 hours. Some even downloaded this video and spread it on other platforms like WhatsApp.
"This is one of the dangers of spreading fake news," he said.
Previously, the owner of a TikTok account with the name @saladintivi had uploaded a video titled 'Seven Good News for Malaysians 1 January 2023'.
The seven include the price of RON95 petrol to be RM1.50 per litre, the price of a Perodua Myvi car to be sold at RM25,000, grade C eggs at RM10.90 per pack, the price of cooking oil at RM23 per five kilogrammes.
In addition, other benefits are toll rate of all highways lowered to 50 per cent, the outstanding loan of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) eliminated and all prisoners of the Security Offenses Act (Special Measures) 2012 (Sosma) are released.
It is understood that the video with the caption 'Thank you Papa Anwar Ibrahim' is being widely shared by netizens through various social media platforms.
In the meantime, Fahmi advised the public to check the validity of any information in addition to making a report to TikTok and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (SKMM) for immediate action.
"Remember, check before sharing, if you are not sure, don't share," he said.
