Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Zahidi Zainul Abidin, who had accused a YouTuber of lying after she made a video of herself climbing up a tree for an online examination due to poor internet connectivity, said he got his information from Kudat MP Abdul Rahim Bakri.

Zahidi said Abdul Rahim had, in turn, got his information from a lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). Therefore, Zahidi said, he had no reason to believe they were lying when he conveyed the information in the Dewan Negara.