When a lie snowballs out of control

By PHILIP GOLINGAI

“Just watched on YouTube. Najib in Sabah and he asked the crowd – rakyat Sabah sokong siapa? (Sabahans support who?) The crowd answered – MAHATHIR!!” a former journalist from Sarawak WhatsApp-ed me on Jan 20.

The 50-year-old Sarawakian was referring to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

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