Housewife Fined RM12,000 After Spreading Fake News About Vaccines on Facebook
Despite the fact that Malaysians are banding together to soldier on through difficult times, it is also important to note that the pandemic has divided the nation into two separate groups: pro-vaxxers and anti-vaxxers.
While we definitely believe that compassion is important and that understanding the reason why people have aberrant views nurtures change and unity when it comes to the vaccines, the same compassion is not applicable to those who purposely spread harmful news to detract people from taking the jab.
Case in point, a housewife was recently sentenced to six months jail and fined RM12,000 for spreading fake news about the vaccines on Facebook.
46-year-old Tengku Noor Azlin pleaded guilty to the charge at the Sessions Court today. She admitted to distributing the news with the intention to cause alarm through her Facebook account Kak Siti Wakembang.
The charge was framed under…
