In his press briefing on Saturday, 11 April, Ismail said that stern action will be taken against online media portals that publish "confusing and inaccurate" articles regarding government statements.



While not taking any names during his press briefing, he said recently there have been many news reports involving official statements from the government which were inaccurate and unverified.



"We have been reading a lot of news coming from online media portals that publish incorrect and untrue news. Especially when it comes to official statements from the government," he said.



"We take serious note of these actions because untrue, inaccurate, and misleading news can confuse the public, and cause the rakyat to worry. We decided in our meeting this morning that MCMC and also the police will take stern action on news portals that broadcast and publish confusing (and) inaccurate news."