A video claiming to show Christian Sabahans and Sarawakians protesting GPS’ endorsement of Perikatan Nasional has been circulating widely on WhatsApp.
In the 31-second TikTok video, two men are seen yelling in the direction of the stage at the speakers.
Faqcheck Lab’s review of the video found that the claims made about the video clip were false.
The video, first posted on TikTok by user nurdinsyam on Sept 1, was actually taken at a public consultation event in the Karawang Regency of West Jawa, Indonesia.
The event was eventually shut down due to the demonstrators, who argued that the issue discussed was not in the best interest of Karawang.
Running through the comments, it was clear from the recent submissions that Malaysians were convinced that these protests had recently transpired in Sarawak. Some even referred to the language spoken as “Sarawakian”.
But not all Malaysian commenters were fooled, with some pointing out that the video happened in Indonesia.
Faqcheck Lab and Malaysiakini are part of the fact-checking alliance JomCheck.
Through JomCheck, Malaysians are able to submit requests to fact-check a claim by sending a WhatsApp message to the tipline 017-477 6659 (WhatsApp text only, no calls) or via this link. - Mkini
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