UAE denies fake news published on social media about the death of 5 family members from covid-19

Abu Dhabi: Reports of the death of 5 family members due to Covid-19 was debunked on Saturday by The National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA)

This is in reference to when a T.V program were looking for people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, they received a call from a Doctor who had claimed to have lost 5 of his member, prior to the interview, the T.V team researched the Doctor and found that he is in fact, a credible Doctor, however it turned out that the story was fake, and fabricated.

A tweet by The National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA) saying that they deny the reports and the matter has been referred to the Federal Emergency, crisis and Disasters Prosecution.

Some newspapers (not UAE Editorial) have reported the death of five members of an Emirati family due to Covid-19, the authority denied the news which was based purely on a social media post.

Abu Dhabi media's twitter released a statement apologizing for the misinformation in a tweet.

the translation is "Abu Dhabi Media apologizes to the generous audience about the story related to the death of 5 people from one family with the Coronavirus, which was invented by a member of this family during a live broadcast, and confirms that a comprehensive investigation has begun to find out the circumstances and take appropriate measures, and hold the source of the story accountable through official legal channels"-translated via google

A video published on social media by the presenter himself about the broadcast, he is refuting the claims.

In the video, the presenter explains how the T.V program were looking for people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and they received a call from a Doctor who had claimed to have lost 5 of his member, prior to the interview, the T.V team researched the Doctor and found that he is in fact, a credible Doctor.

As it turns out, the whole ordeal was fabricated and fake, however it was too late as the program was live and aired.