BETONG, May 1 — The 14th General Election (GE14) campaign for the Batang Lupar parliamentary seat has been marred by the spread of fake news by an opposition candidate, Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim claimed.
Rohani, who is also the incumbent for the seat, said the opposition candidate claimed that she and the BN machinery had organised a dangdut concert yesterday, on the night of Nisfu Syaaban.
“We (Batang Lupar BN machinery) held a “doa selamat” in conjunction with Nisfu Syaaban and not a dangdut concert as claimed by the PAS candidate.
“He made the allegation in his Facebook status, saying that a dangdut concert was organised by BN last night in total disregard of the Nisfu Syaaban. That’s a lie,” Rohani said during a meeting with the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth wing at Kampung Hulu Maludam here today.
However, Rohani said a search for the status later found that it had been deleted.
Meanwhile, she also urged the Youth wings of PBB and BN to join efforts to curb the spread of fake news by lodging reports to the authorities and actively using the social media platform to counter the allegations. — Bernama
