THE Education Ministry yesterday dismissed an allegation that it “changed the facts of Malaysian history” by not stating Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the fourth prime minister in a Form Three book on civics education.

It said the book, which had gone viral on social media, was not a ministry publication.

Expressing regret over the allegation, the ministry said it had lodged a police report seeking action against the publisher and those responsible for circulating the false information online.

It asked social media users to stop circulating such false information as this could hurt the wellbeing of Malaysians.

The ministry said each of its textbooks was written based on the curricula and facts of that time in history.

It added that it had never issued any written or oral order to schools to take down photographs of Dr Mahathir. – Bernama, August 25, 2017.