Bernama denied it had issued
a news item on a statement made by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on
the payment of a Raya bonus to civil servants purportedly carried via the
www.bernama.com news portal.
Bernama General Manager Datuk Yong Soo Heong said he believed there were
efforts by certain groups to discredit the government by using Bernama during
the by-election for the Besut state seat which was held today.
"Bernama has frequently been used by irresponsible groups to tarnish the
image of the government because the national news agency is famous for the
credibility and validity of the news it sends out," he said in a statement
Wednesday.
The Bernama headquarters was informed by its reporters covering the by-election
of the false news distributed through the social website, Facebook.
The two-paragraph false news also carried a photograph of the prime minister
who was purportedly speaking at a press conference in Kuala Besut.
Datuk Yong said there was a possibility that it was the result of a
manipulation using the 'Screenshot' and 'Photoshop' applications
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