Viral message claiming ministry giving away free 100GB Internet data is fake, authorities say


The message claimed that users will receive free 100GB Internet data quota from Aug 1 to Dec 31 thanks to a ministry's collaboration with cellular network operators. — Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia

PETALING JAYA: A viral message claiming that “the Ministry of Communications and Information” is giving away free 100GB Internet data in conjunction with the country’s Merdeka celebrations is fake.

The Malaysian Department of Information (Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia) has denounced the message as false in an announcement on Facebook, adding that the fake message bearing the department’s logo had been shared by multiple users on WhatsApp.

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