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The Star
4 days ago
- The Star
QuickCheck: Are scammers putting notices that look like police summonses on cars?
EVERY driver can see it from a distance. The sight of this long slip of paper pinned on a windscreen can trigger a roller coaster of emotions. 'A summons!' 'Is it from the municipal council or is it from the police?' 'When did this happen? I was only away for a minute.' The emotional ride typically concludes with a sense of resignation. Recently, claims have emerged on social media that notices resembling summonses were placed on cars parked at a mall, but they were neither from the police nor the municipal council. Is this the work of scammers? Verdict: FALSE It's worse. It's marketers. According to MyCheck, the incident occurred in May, and the summons-like notices were used to promote a motoring programme. Although it was an advertising strategy, it was illegal as it was designed to resemble an official police document. According to Sinar Harian, two of the event managers pleaded not guilty in two Magistrates' Courts in Kuala Lumpur to two charges of using a fake notices resembling an official police document to deceive the public at the parking lot of a shopping mall in Bukit Bintang and the Bukit Jalil National Stadium on May 10 and 11. They were charged under Section 471 of the Penal Code and are punishable under Section 465 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum imprisonment of two years, a fine, or both if convicted. References: php?id=2430978 my/article/730605/berita/ semasa/dua-lelaki-didakwa- guna-notis-saman-palsu-letak- di-kereta-awam
The Star
19-05-2025
- Health
- The Star
QuickCheck: Does a conspiracy theory link Covid-19 vaccine to HIV?
IN THE digital age, misinformation spreads swiftly, often blurring the lines between fact and fiction. Are conspiracy theorists falsely claiming that a link between the Covid-19 vaccine and HIV infections? Verdict: TRUE The claim that the Covid-19 vaccine causes HIV infections is unfounded. According to an investigation on this misinformation is part of a conspiracy theory that has already been debunked by health experts and international health organisations. The Covid-19 vaccine does not contain HIV and has undergone rigorous safety tests before being distributed to the public. HIV is typically transmitted through sharing needles among drug users, unprotected sexual contact with an HIV-positive individual, or from mother to child during pregnancy. The misinformation spread widely on social media, where a post urged individuals allegedly infected with HIV by the vaccine to sue the Health Ministry. reports that this post received over 2,000 likes, 1,600 comments, and 1,000 shares. However, MyCheck also found several similar posts perpetuating the same falsehood. The confusion may stem from a misunderstanding of a vaccine study in Australia, which used a small fragment of the HIV protein as a molecular clamp to stabilise the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. This vaccine was never approved or distributed to the public because it caused false positives in HIV tests, even though participants were not infected with HIV. Dr Mohd Rushdan Md Noor, a medical expert, explained, "The claim that the Covid-19 vaccine can spread HIV infection is false. "This misinformation is linked to the Covid-19 vaccine V451 developed by the University of Queensland and CSL in Australia. "The issue was that recipients of the V451 vaccine tested positive in HIV tests, but this was not due to HIV infection; it was a false positive result." Dr Rushdan further clarified the concept of false positives, stating, "Every test has false positives and false negatives. "If a healthy person tests positive, it's a false positive. If a sick person tests negative, it's a false negative. "There's no link between the Covid-19 V451 vaccine and HIV infection. "The vaccine was discontinued in 2020 to avoid confusion and public concern over the false positive results." also highlights that similar claims have been circulating since 2022, with the Indonesian Communication and Digital Ministry and Reuters Fact Check debunking the same misinformation. To reiterate, HIV infection can occur through sharing needles, unprotected sexual contact, and mother-to-child transmission, but not through Covid-19 vaccination. The notion that the Covid-19 vaccine causes HIV infection is entirely incorrect, as confirmed by scientific evidence and expert analysis. References: 1. php?id=2423512 2. check/australian-covid- vaccine-with-hiv-protein- misrepresented-online-2023-10- 05/ 3. images/media_sihat/kchs/KCHS_ 1992/pdf/BK_aids%20pembunuh. pdf 4. my/images/AIDSnov/aidsArtikel/ AIDS%20Dan%20Wanita%20(BM).pdf 5. vaksin-covid-19-menyebarkan- jangkitan-hiv-adalah-berita- palsusuntikan-v/ 10227390139567041/
