The outspoken Malaysian opposition MP was fined last month for disseminating false news and committing sedition.
Since the girl was not in jail, he was charged with spreading false news.
Mr Muhafdha has been charged with using the social media to disseminate false news.
Three senior journalists have gone on trial in Uganda on charges of publishing false news and sedition after their newspaper published a photograph of soldiers manhandling a naked woman.
The Vatican vehemently denied the allegations Saturday, with Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone criticizing a rash of "often unverified, unverifiable or completely false news stories" as the cardinals prepare for their conclave.
Proof of the Vatican's irritation came with a stinging statement Saturday complaining of "unverified, unverifiable or completely false news stories, " even suggesting the media is trying to influence the election of the next pope.
Meanwhile, the independent al-Masry al-Youm newspaper said on Tuesday that Mr Morsi's office has filed a complaint accusing it of "circulating false news likely to disturb public peace and public security and affect the administration".
The Vatican emphatically denied the allegations, with Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone criticizing a rash of "often unverified, unverifiable or completely false news stories" as the cardinals prepare for their conclave to select a new pope.
Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone said it was "deplorable" that as the time for the Roman Catholic cardinals to elect a new pope approaches, a rash of "often unverified, unverifiable or completely false news stories" has appeared.
The head of the CIA undone by email, anonymous trolls ruling Reddit, fakery on Facebook and false Sandy news on Twitter.
The public should be prepared for more false or misleading news reports like those on Wednesday announcing an arrest in the case.
Within minutes I had learned that more than likely the news was false, allowing me to short sell for a very short-term trade.
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Dowler's parents told the inquiry in November how phone hacking on behalf of News of the World had given them false hope their missing daughter was still alive.
In this case, it's utterly false, and it's irresponsible of an American news organization to repeat the story, even allowing that it could be true.
It is alleged that Mr Sheridan made false statements as a witness in his defamation action against the News of the World on 21 July 2006.
The much-hyped launch of The Daily by News Corp and Apple has, after a few false starts, finally happened and today we were invited to witness the future of publishing.
And Kasowitz said news reports Brown was sidelined in the settlement negotiations were false.
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Ten years later, Kreiling, who has diligently kept up with news reports on Columbine, knows those initial reports were false.
News Group Newspapers apologised for what it said were "false allegations".
Rescuers have also been put on edge by a succession of false bomb threats, prompting evacuations throughout Manhattan, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani told a news conference.
Lulzsec claimed to have attacked News International, whose website for The Sun was defaced with a false story suggesting the newspaper's owner Rupert Murdoch had died.
In recent days, at least two major U.S. news organizations have said unauthorized people have accessed their Twitter accounts and posted false information.
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Lulzsec claimed to have attacked News International, owner of the Sun newspaper website, on which a false story was planted suggesting that the newspaper's owner, Rupert Murdoch, had died.
In related news, it seems Lindsay Lohan is back in court, this time on charges of giving false information to law enforcement.
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Describing the circumstances that led him to publish the false claims, he said a "trap was sprung" when he was handed copy from a reputable news agency.
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"I have tried to watch the news to get the most balanced view that I can possibly get without getting too corrupted by false information, " Webber told gathered reporters.
In September, HP (nyse: HPQ - news - people ) admitted it hired private detectives who used pre-texting--or false pretenses--to get the personal phone records of nine journalists, seven directors and two HP employees in an effort to squash a long-running series of leaks from the company's board of directors.
Mr Daou, who was also charged with publishing false information, said he was "deeply moved" by the court's decision, according to the AFP news agency.
News Corp. long said the wrongdoing at the News of the World was isolated to those two individuals a claim the company later admitted was false.
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