A media frenzy to be at the forefront in reporting the Pardon Board's decision on Najib Abdul Razak's bid for freedom has led to multiple retractions and rebukes.

It started with a Utusan Malaysia report citing sources that Najib had been granted a pardon.

This led to the New Straits Times and Berita Harian also reporting on the pardon, citing the Utusan report.

Utusan, however, ended up...