In midst of Covid-19, fake news is the bane of Sendayan

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CORONAVIRUS | The emergence of a new Covid-19 cluster in Sendayan, Negeri Sembilan early this week has brought with it waves of fake news on social media, said upset community leaders. Speaking to Malaysiakini on Friday, they said that the irresponsible act of spreading these fake news items had triggered unnecessary alarm among the residents and created panic. According to a religious leader in Bandar Sri Sendayan and a residents association chairperson, Whatsapp groups that connect residents have been abuzz with unverified messages since a prominent figure in the area died of the virus last Sunday (April 12). "It came as a shock to us, especially when Sendayan became a red zone on Monday when the number of cases here suddenly shot up from zero to 40. "But that was not all.  "It turned to panic when fake messages started flooding the social media, especially through…