TUMPAT MP Datuk Mumtaz Md Nawi was reprimanded by the Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Ramli Md Nor for using a piece of false information from Facebook.
In a video circulating on X, the PAS representative claimed rising living costs and increasing steel prices (up to RM4,000) were causing higher rental prices.
Batu Pahat MP Onn Abu Bakar refuted this, clarifying that rumours of government-increased steel prices were false and occurred in 2021 under Perikatan Nasional.
Mumtaz, when asked for her source, cited Facebook. She retracted her claims after being asked by the Deputy Speaker, who warned against using false social media information in Parliament.
The PAS MP tried to justify the use of the Facebook post by arguing that “if there is an increase, the government needs to control it”.
Naratif dan berita palsu yg dibawa oleh ๐ฆ๐๐ณ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ dan ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ป๐ฅ menjadi sandaran kepada YB Tumpat (PAS) untuk berhujah. Akhirnya terkantoi dan dimalukan atas perbuatan sendiri
Rakyat dapat melihat betapa ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ต๐ป๐๐ฎ ๐บ๐๐๐ dan ๐๐ค wakil pembangkang pic.twitter.com/iToAMDXmfM
โ Mr.Nazril (@Nazril_Iznil) June 27, 2024
The video has been shared extensively on the X platform, garnering hundreds of thousands of views. โ June 29, 2024
