Posting fake news about relatives starving in flood, Le Thuy authorities exhausted from verifying

Some social media accounts posted on Facebook that their family members in Le Thuy were starving and thirsty during the flood for many days, but when the authorities verified, it was not true. This kind of "cover-up" makes the authorities tired.

After several days of flooding, Le Thuy needs help, but the way it "flaunts" the situation on social media is irresponsible - Photo: QUOC NAM

On the morning of October 30, a social media account named LTLN posted on his personal Facebook page a message asking for help to save his family in Uan Ao village (Lien Thuy commune, Le Thuy, Quang Binh) who have been struggling due to flooding for the past 2 days.

This news article contains sentences that make the reader feel pity. "Is there any rescue team going to the Uan Ao area outside the ribit road, please give my aunt a cake and a bottle of water.

The water was up to the roof, and we had no food or water for 2 days and 2 nights. We were so hungry and thirsty that we fell ill. My aunt and uncle's house was up to the roof but we couldn't call for help because there was no one in this area."

Below the post, this person also posted a photo of the location of the village where the family mentioned was in the flood water.

The above distress message quickly spread on social media platforms. Many people also called on relief groups to quickly come and help this family.

The above information was quickly sent to the Lien Thuy commune authorities. Afterwards, Mr. Pham Van Linh, chairman of the Lien Thuy commune People's Committee, although quite surprised because since the morning of the same day, the water had receded from most of the houses in the commune, and the mentioned area was not deeply flooded - but still immediately sent the vice chairman of the commune People's Committee and an officer to the location mentioned in the distress call to verify.

When Mr. Long, the vice chairman of the commune People's Committee, visited this person's house, the couple in question said that they were fine and had been able to take control of their food supplies for the past few days. The couple said that they were not hungry or cold as social media reported.

Asked about the person who posted the hunger rescue message on social media, the couple confirmed that it was their nephew, living in another village.

The commune authorities have asked the couple to contact their nephew to remove the above information.

"While the government has been working day and night to support flood victims all week, posting news like this makes it even harder for us to verify.

Not to mention many people also think what the government is doing to let people starve in the flood like that. It may be a post to call for relief goods but it is irresponsible," Mr. Linh said.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/dang-tin-gia-nguoi-than-doi-khat-trong-lu-chinh-quyen-le-thuy-met-moi-vi-xac-minh-20241030192443343.htm