AN IMAGE posted on Facebook purports to show a rat near the food in the canteen of a hospital in Johor Baru.
The post, with the caption "Happen (sic) in: Hospital Sultan Ismail Mount Austin, Johor", was uploaded on Sunday (Jan 22).
Did a rodent really roam freely around the hospital canteen recently?
VERDICT:
FALSE
In a statement on Tuesday (Jan 24), the Johor Health Department debunked the claim and clarified that it was an old photograph lifted from a newspaper article dating back to Feb 5, 2019.
"The department wishes to stress that the (Jan 22) post is untrue and could cause confusion among the public.
"The department and hospital authorities periodically conduct inspections of the cafeteria to ensure that conditions there remain hygienic," the statement read.
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