Members of the Opposition who often accuse Umno of spreading fake news should support the new legislation to curb the problem, says Barisan Nasional Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin.

According to him, the law was good for all parties including the government, as it would protect anyone who was being victimised.

"If its true that DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang says we (Umno) spread a lot of fake news, he should support it (the legislation)," said Khairy, who is also Umno Youth chief, to the media after launching the Perlis BN ‘Briged Gempur 2314’ at the 1Malaysia Hall Complex today .

He said the new law would at least prevent the numerous allegations thrown by the Opposition against Umno, such as during the 13th General Election (GE13).

According to Khairy, allegations by the Opposition that Umno had brought in 30,000 Bangladeshi nationals two to three days prior to GE13 to swing the votes in the latter’s favour had affected the support for BN during the election. - Bernama