A rumour is spreading that Umno-splinter group Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) has found a candidate to take on Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak in Pekan.

The candidate? None other than megastar Siti Nurhaliza.

Or so some would like to believe. Bersatu, however, says it is not true.

"Fake news," Bersatu strategist Rais Hussin told Malaysiakini in a text message...