Anti-fake news portal records 260% increase in number of visits during pandemic

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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The number of visits to the Sebenarnya.my portal has increased drastically since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country in January last year with 198.31 million visits or an average of 9.4 million hits per month, compared to 63.7 million visits or an average of 2.65 million hits per month before the pandemic, the Dewan Negara was told Thursday (Oct 21).

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Newly website launched"sebenarnya.my" by Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak produced by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) in Cyberjaya. MOHD SAHAR MISNI/The Starportal has increased drastically since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country in January last year with 198.31 million visits or an average of 9.4 million hits per month, compared to 63.7 million visits or an average of 2.

He was responding to a question from Senator Susan Chemerai Anding who wanted to know the progress in efforts to curb the spread of false information or fake news through short messaging systems or social media. Zahidi said from March 24 last year to Sept 20 this year, a total of 486 rebuttals of fake news or unverified news were published and explained to the public.

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