{
  "id": 3984333,
  "title": "New social media accounts created to attack me, says Teo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/new-social-media-accounts-created-to-attack-me-says-teo-3984333",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T14:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/28/new-social-media-accounts-created-to-attack-me-says-teo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Deputy Communications Minister and Johor DAP chief, Teo Nie Ching, has revealed that new social media accounts have been specifically created to make false allegations against her. These allegations claim that Teo is involved in gang-related activities in Johor and a road accident currently under police investigation. Despite dismissing the allegations as false and baseless, Teo emphasized that anyone can be a victim of fake news in the digital era.\n\nTeo, who has been in politics for 18 years and served as an MP for 13 years, revealed that she had met certain individuals briefly and even had photographs taken with them in ordinary social settings. However, the accusations against her are entirely false, as the photographs simply depict her in a normal social context. She further stated that the police, including the Johor police chief, have already announced the arrest of 13 suspects in connection with the alleged gang-related activities.\n\nExpressing her support for a thorough investigation by the police, Teo lodged a complaint with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and made a police report regarding the issue. However, she pointed out that the decisive action of shutting down the accounts or deleting the posts lies with Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, and not all instances of fake news can be removed immediately. This highlights the ongoing challenge in combating the spread of misinformation and false allegations on social media platforms.",
  "summary": "The DAP leader and deputy minister says false allegations linking her to gang-related activities were made on social media accounts specifically created for the purpose.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}