That's enough: Govt to charge those who spread fake news on coronavirus


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 05 Feb 2020

PETALING JAYA: The government has launched a crackdown on those who spread bogus information relating to the novel coronavirus on social media.

Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas said those who initiate and disseminate lies on any issue relating to coronavirus on the Internet would be investigated and charged, if there was a case to be made.

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