PETALING JAYA, Aug. 9 -- The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has denied a viral social media post falsely linked to the deputy Inspector-General of Police (IGP), stressing that the content was fabricated and misleading.

The force said the post, shared via a Facebook account, carried visuals and text suggesting the deputy IGP had held a special press conference at Bukit Aman on a police operation.

"PDRM stresses that the post is fake. The deputy IGP has never held such a press conference or issued any statement as claimed," the force said in a statement issued by DCP Datuk Mohamad Noor Yusof Ali, secretary of the Royal Malaysia Police.

The statement added that the content used false images and identity markers to create the impression it w...