Spreading fake news: Tatmadaw caused deaths by dropping with bombs in Kawkareik, Yanbye

It has been known that RFA, a malicious media outlet, is disseminating false information alleging that the Tatmadaw destroyed around 100 local houses in two residential areas in Kawkareik of Kayin State by setting fire and dropping bombs via drone on 21 February. However, reports from the ground and local sources indicate that this news is unfounded. In reality, it was the KNLA and PDF terrorists who attacked the Tatmadaw security forces, using heavy weapons and firearms indiscriminately from a distance. These violent actions by the terrorists resulted in the destruction of local homes.
Similarly, the malicious Khit Thit media has propagated another item of misinformation on social media, claiming that a Taungup university student named Maung Phyo San Aung died in a Tatmadaw attack on Kyatthayay village in Yanbye Township, Rakhine State, using helicopter bombs. However, according to the statement from a security officer on duty in the area, the Tatmadaw did not launch any attack on Kyatthayay village. Instead, it was the AA terrorists who carried out the attack, dropping bombs on the village under the mistaken belief that Tatmadaw members were present, resulting in casualties among the villagers.
These instances highlight the pattern of malicious media outlets spreading baseless information to fuel misunderstanding between the Tatmadaw and the people. — MNA/TRKM