JOHOR BARU: The police and the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) have detained a total of 12 individuals throughout the country for posting fake news on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
Johor Housing, Communication and Multimedia Committee chairman Dzulkelfy Ahmad said so far, the MCMC and police had received and were investigating some 36 cases of fake news on the coronavirus.
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