KUALA LUMPUR: The viral message claiming that Malaysia is the first Asean member country sanctioned by the United States is fake, according to Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil (pic).
Fahmi - who is also the Unity Government spokesperson - said he had received a confirmation from the US Embassy that the viral message was fake news, while the international news agency, Reuters also denied publishing a report containing such misinformation.
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