False news: A report claiming that president Donald Trump’s unsecured Android cell phone was probably the source of several news leaks from the White House was found to be fake.
PETALING JAYA: When news that a massacre of Malaysians had taken place in North Korea first appeared online recently, it went viral on social media and shocked the nation. However, it turned out later that the report was fake.
This is one of the many instances where social media such as Facebook was used as a conduit to spread fake news. The consequences, if not controlled and monitored, can be serious – in this case further straining the political ties between the two countries.
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