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MH370: Racist tweet sent by fake Twitter account
Astro AWANI's official Twitter account (left) and the fake account (right)
Ever since the MH370 tragedy has been at the centre of attention, a fake Twitter account using the Astro AWANI name has surfaced.
For the record, Astro AWANI's official twitter handle is @501Awani which has been used for the past two years. It currently has 169,805 followers to date.
Recently, the fake account @astroawani tweeted a rather racist message, which immediately received negative reactions from the public.
It said, " After 15 days, #MH370 has found. May Allah bless all the crew and passengers who are muslim.”
A screen capture of the tweet went viral on social media, giving a bad image to Malaysia's first 24-hour news channel.
However, the fake account @astroawani has been reported to Twitter and it has since been suspended. However, another account using @astroawani1 Twitter handle has surfaced.
Astro AWANI would like to thank all of our viewers and followers for reporting the account as Spam.
For the record, Astro AWANI's official twitter handle is @501Awani which has been used for the past two years. It currently has 169,805 followers to date.
Recently, the fake account @astroawani tweeted a rather racist message, which immediately received negative reactions from the public.
It said, " After 15 days, #MH370 has found. May Allah bless all the crew and passengers who are muslim.”
A screen capture of the tweet went viral on social media, giving a bad image to Malaysia's first 24-hour news channel.
However, the fake account @astroawani has been reported to Twitter and it has since been suspended. However, another account using @astroawani1 Twitter handle has surfaced.
Astro AWANI would like to thank all of our viewers and followers for reporting the account as Spam.