COMMENT | Every World Refugee Day, organisations serving refugee communities try to capitalise on the heightened media appetite the day brings to publish stories on the plight of the Rohingya.

This year, it is a little different.

Almost everyone I have spoken to in Malaysia, whether from within or outside of the humanitarian space, is aware of the ongoing wave of extreme misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech being directed at the Rohingya.

But what do you do when some media outlets themselves are perpetuating the very same narratives? One news editor at a leading local language outlet even referred to the Rohingya community as “human barnacles”.

Lack of moderation and...