KUALA LUMPUR - The office of former Prime Minister, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today stated that his party received another allegation that he had died.
Following this, Tun Abdullah's office denied the allegations.
“For the information of all parties, Tun is in good health along with his family
The office will take legal action against those who spread false news, "said Tun Abdullah's office.
Tun Abdullah's office also hopes that the public can first ensure the authenticity of the news from the authorities before disseminating it to avoid confusion.
Last year, three allegations about the news of Tun Abdullah's death caused a police report to be lodged by his office management.
The last time the fake news of Tun Abdullah's death was on April 22 via Facebook.
The fake news was spread through the spread of Facebook screenshots linking the death of the former national leader who was affectionately known as Pak Lah.
On August 2 last year, social media was abuzz when there was a message about the health condition of the fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009.
In November last year, the then Inspector -General of Police, Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador, said that two individuals, including the author of the article had been called to testify regarding the spread of the news.