Sharing false information about diphtheria on social media, 39-year-old woman in Bac Giang fined 5 million VND
On July 9, news from Bac Giang Provincial Police said that Hiep Hoa District Police (Bac Giang Province) has just issued a decision to fine Ms. VTT (born in 1985, residing in Thang town, Hiep Hoa district) 5 million VND for providing and sharing fake information, false information, distorting, slandering, and insulting the reputation of agencies, organizations, honor and dignity of individuals.
According to the Bac Giang Provincial Police, in response to some initial developments of a diphtheria positive case temporarily residing in the area, some individuals have released false, sensational, and like-baiting information on social networking sites. This behavior has disrupted information and caused public panic.
Accordingly, on July 8, Hiep Hoa District Police discovered a social media account named Thanh Van posting the content "Right now at Hiep Hoa District Medical Center. People are lining up to test for Diphtheria. Related to the death of a young man who came into contact with an ethnic FO girl at a karaoke bar. These girls have moved to many karaoke bars in HH District and to Soc Son, Hanoi. After Covid, Diphtheria has complications much faster than Covid, so everyone, remember to wear masks and..." showing signs of taking advantage of social media to provide and share false information.
After verification, on the afternoon of July 8, the District Police invited the owner of the account "Thanh Van", VTT, to come to work.
At the police station, Ms. T. admitted her wrongdoings by providing and sharing false information, and that her actions had negatively affected public opinion in Hiep Hoa district. Realizing her actions, Ms. T. voluntarily removed the false post and posted a correction to apologize to the online community.
In response to the above violations, on July 9, Hiep Hoa District Police decided to administratively fine the owner of the Facebook account Thanh Van, with an amount of 5 million VND for the act of providing and sharing fake information, false information, distorting, slandering, and insulting the reputation of agencies, organizations, and the honor and dignity of individuals.
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