Video of sinking 'Malaysian VIP' a hoax


  • Nation
  • Monday, 15 Aug 2016

A screengrab from the viral video.

PETALING JAYA: A video – purportedly of a Malaysian VIP falling into creek while officiating a backhoe trash compactor launch – is actually from India.

The video, which has become the butt of Internet jokes, was said to be of a product invented by the Malaysian Innovation Agency.

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