One day an internet person tells the world that we can supposedly stick panty liners on our masks to fight haze.
Another day, a netizen claims that Changi Airport’s prayer rooms might be used for other purposes.
One thing they both have in common? They’re #FakeNews.
That’s right folks, the internet is a dangerous place.
So no, you can’t steal your sister’s pantyliners and use them to fight haze. And no, Changi Airport’s prayers room will not be converted and used for other purposes.
Phew, now that that’s all cleared up, let’s take a look at what really happened.
Tweet Claims That Airport Might Convert Under-utilised Prayer Rooms
On 20 September 2019, a twitter user shared a photo of a WhatsApp message claiming that the prayer rooms at Changi Airport were underutilised.
As a result, the rooms might be converted and used “for other purposes”.
The tweet has since garnered about 1.1k retweets.
Screenshots of the WhatsApp messages were uploaded with the tweet, which claimed to contain messages from “airport authorities”.
It then encouraged Muslims to “spend at least 5 to 10 minutes” in the prayer rooms before asking them to spread it via WhatsApp.
Changi Airport Responded Saying This Is Not True
Changi Airport has since replied and clarified that this is not true.
So there you have it, summarized in a sentence.
False. Fake News. Untrue.
Thanks, M.
Netizens Urged Twitter User To Remove Original Tweet
However, the original tweet has yet to be removed.
Prayer Rooms At Changi Airport
There are currently prayer rooms located at every terminal in Changi Airport.
- Terminal 1 (Level 3, Departure Transit Hall)
- Terminal 2 (Level 2, Departure Transit Hall North (near Gate E)
- Terminal 3 (Level 2, Departure Transit Hall South)
- Terminal 4 (Level 2M, Departure Transit Hall)
Thankfully, our Muslim friends can continue to have a conducive place to pray. Let’s all be wary of fake news.
In other words: don’t anyhowly believe the information you find on the internet.
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