Authorities in the UAE urge the public to rely on proper sources of information after rumours emerge of malls closing for two weeks.
Yesterday the UAE rubbished emerging rumours that malls in the country were going to be closed for two weeks. Reacting to the false social media posts, the National Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Authority in UAE took to Twitter to issue a clarification.
The authority has stressed on the importance of obtaining news from official authorities and called upon all members of the public to ensure the authenticity of the information, before circulating it.
Failure to do so can expose people to legal repercussions and fines shall be imposed to the ones who spread any kind of wrong information.
