HULU SELANGOR, April 29 — National DAP Publicity Secretary Teo Nie Ching has said a video uploaded on all her social media platforms on April 26 has been maliciously edited and circulated with ill intent.
The video pertained to a fake account created in the name of Pang Sock Tao, the candidate representing the Unity Government in the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election.
Teo clarified that the video was an interview she had conducted with the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), but was edited out of context.
“As a result, a police report has been filed today by my media officer against individuals who have disseminated screenshots or edited versions of the video on any platform, clearly with malicious intent and constituting a vile defamation against DAP and the Perpaduan (Unity) candidate in this by-election,” she said in a Facebook post.
The Deputy Communications Minister said elections should not be exploited as a means to spread slander intended to sow discord among the diverse communities of race and religion.
“As shown in the full video, I urge the public to verify any text, image or video content received from unofficial accounts or pages before sharing, as it may potentially be fake news or slander,” Teo added.
On Thursday (April 25), she said that DAP had requested Meta shut down the fake account of the Unity Government candidate for the KKB by-election, which certain parties are alleged to have created.
— Bernama
