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RM100k fine for fake news on Covid-19 and other news you may have missed
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1. The federal government has gazetted an ordinance supposedly to combat fake news relating to Covid-19 or the emergency proclamation. However, in reality, this law gives the government sweeping powers, with grave implications for press freedom.
It allows for a fine not exceeding RM100,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or both for spreading fake news.
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