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Senior citizen fined RM2,000 for spreading fake news on Covid-19

MELAKA: A senior citizen was fined RM2,000 by the Magistrate's Court in Ayer Keroh here for circulating fake news about Covid-19.

Alias Samad, 63, pleaded guilty before magistrate Muhammad Nazrin Ali Rahim on Friday (March 27).

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Covid-19 , Courts , Fake News

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