PM’s Dept says screenshot of Feb 3 being public holiday is fake news

26 Jan 2022 • 9:28 PM MYT
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The Prime Minister’s Department today said that the screenshot that went viral on social media about the declaration of a public holiday in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan on February 3, 2022 is fake news. — Picture from Facebook/Jabatan Perdana Menteri

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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — The screenshot that went viral on social media about the declaration of a public holiday in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan on February 3, 2022 is fake news, according to the Prime Minister’s Department (JPM).

JPM through a post on its Facebook page today said the information under the title “Notification Under Subsection 9 (2) of the Holidays Act 1951 [Act 369]” is not true.

“The public is asked not to spread or share any uncertain or false information,” according to the post. — Bernama