Examples of rumors
The police have released typical cases of cracking down on rumors
Bo attention, absorb traffic, rub heat
Case Snapshot
In order to maintain a good order of online public opinion, severely crack down on online rumors in accordance with law, and truly increase the sense of security and satisfaction of the majority of netizens online. In accordance with the unified deployment of the Ministry of Public Security's "Summer Public Security Crackdown and Rectification Special Action" and the "Special Action to Combat and Rectify Online Rumors", the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau has severely cracked down on criminal acts such as spreading rumors and disrupting public order in accordance with the law.
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A woman was investigated and punished in accordance with the law
"There was a car accident in Datuan Town, Pudong" is false information
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Recently, in order to gain attention and attract traffic, Yu spliced several videos of young children in car accidents on the Internet, and deliberately fabricated false information that "three children died in a car accident on Yonghui Road, Datuan Town, Pudong New Area, Shanghai" and posted it on the Internet, causing a bad impact. At present, Yu has been administratively punished by the Pudong police in accordance with the law.
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A man was investigated and punished in accordance with the law
Publish false information about the "mutual slashing incident".
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Recently, in order to gain traffic, Qian posted a video of a traffic accident scene on social platforms, and deliberately fabricated false information about "the occurrence of grievances and mutual slashing" and posted it on the Internet, causing a negative impact on society. At present, Qian has been administratively punished by the Fengxian police in accordance with the law.
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The two men were investigated and punished in accordance with the law
Fabricate rumors on the occasion of hot Internet events
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Recently, in order to increase the traffic of the short video platform accounts they operated, Zhang and Wang took advantage of the popularity of the "fat cat" incident, fabricated false information about the "fat cat" incident, and spread it on the Internet, causing a serious negative social impact. At present, Zhang and Wang have been taken criminal compulsory measures by the Qingpu police in accordance with the law.
The public security organs will continue to crack down on illegal and criminal acts of spreading rumors and disrupting public order in accordance with the law. It is hoped that the majority of netizens will not arbitrarily forward unverified information and jointly build a clear and orderly cyberspace.
Source: Cyber Security Bureau, Ministry of Public Security