Anti-Fake News Act 2018

This Act may be cited as the Anti-Fake News Act 2018.

This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“fake news” includes any news, information, data and reports, which is or are wholly or partly false, whether in the form of features, visuals or audio recordings or in any other form capable of suggesting words or ideas;

“Court” means Sessions Court;

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for law;

“publication” includes—

any written publication or publication of a nature similar to any written publication, and every copy and reproduction or substantial reproduction of such publication; and

any digitally, electronically, magnetically or mechanically produced publication, and a replication or substantial replication of such publication.

If any offence under this Act is committed by any person, whatever his nationality or citizenship, in any place outside

For the purposes of subsection (1), this Act shall apply if, for the offence in question, the fake news concerns Malaysia or the person affected by the commission of the offence is a