Online rumors and false information seriously disrupt social and public order and infringe upon the lawful rights and interests of citizens. Since the Ministry of Public Security deployed a special operation to combat and rectify online rumors in 2023, the Jiangsu public security organs have conscientiously implemented the unified deployment of the Ministry of Public Security, continued to strengthen the investigation and investigation of clues, the investigation and handling of cases, and the comprehensive management of the work, and severely cracked down on illegal and criminal activities involving online rumors in areas such as false police information, hot incidents, and the economy and people's livelihood in accordance with the law, and effectively preserved the order of cyberspace and the lawful rights and interests of the people, and so far, 1,670 cases of online rumors have been investigated and handled.
10 typical cases investigated and dealt with this year:
Case 1
Nanjing Sun, Suzhou Li and others fabricated and spread online rumors of "compulsory education reform to shorten the school system". On January 4 this year, Nanjing Sun, Suzhou Li and others fabricated and disseminated rumors and information such as "compulsory education reform shortens the school system" and "high school is included in compulsory education, and Nanjing is piloted in Xuanwu District" for the purpose of gaining attention and increasing real estate sales, causing adverse social impact and disrupting public order. Seven people, including Sun and Li, have been given administrative punishments by the public security organs.
Case 2
Nantong Yang fabricated an online rumor case of "nephew lost his winter vacation homework in Paris". On February 17 this year, in order to gain attention and attract fans, Yang spread rumors about a school under the short video of "Primary School Students' Winter Vacation Homework Left in Paris Toilet" on an online platform, and posed for photos and live broadcasts to the bookstore to buy new homework and give it to his nephew as the "owner" uncle, causing a negative impact on relevant schools and disrupting public order. Yang has been administratively punished by the public security organs.
Case 3
Yancheng detected the Internet rumor case of "a woman ordering more than 30,000 yuan on a blind date". On January 10 this year, the Yancheng public security organs found that Li Moumou, Sun Moumou and others collected copywriting on the Internet that "the woman spent more than 30,000 yuan on a blind date to order food, the blind date object left the scene angrily, and the woman maxed out her credit card", added false content such as time and place for adaptation and filming, causing adverse social impact and disrupting public order. Li XX and Sun XX have been taken criminal compulsory measures by the public security organs in accordance with the law, and the case is being further investigated.
Case 4
Wuxi cracked the case of a woman's photo being maliciously spliced and subjected to online violence. On February 19 this year, in order to gain attention, Chen Moumou spliced a downloaded photo of a woman's life on a social platform with a photo of a female teacher involved in a hot incident, and combined it with inappropriate remarks and posted it on the Internet, resulting in a large number of online rumors and online violence, causing a serious impact on the woman's personal reputation and normal life. Chen Moumou has been taken criminal compulsory measures by the public security organs in accordance with the law, and the case is being further investigated.
Case five
Wuxi Weng Moumou fabricated an Internet rumor case of "a woman fell to her death due to improper behavior on the rooftop of a certain community". On March 14 this year, in order to gain attention, Weng Moumou spread false graphic information on the Internet that "there was improper behavior on the rooftop of a certain community, causing a woman to fall from a building and die", confusing the public, causing a large number of dissemination on the Internet, causing adverse social impact and disrupting public order. Weng Moumou has been administratively punished by the public security organs.
Case 6
Xuzhou Cheng fabricated an online rumor case of "a major car accident occurred in the Wuxi section of the Changshen Expressway". On February 18 this year, in order to gain attention, Cheng made a short video by downloading pictures of a traffic accident scene in 2019 with text and modifying the time, and spread rumors on the online platform that "a major car accident occurred in the Wuxi section of the Changshen Expressway on February 17", causing adverse social impact and disrupting public order. Cheng has been administratively punished by the public security organs.
Case 7
Nantong detected the case of "selling poisonous vegetables in a market" Internet rumors. In January this year, in order to vent their personal anger, Tang and others fabricated and released rumors that "a stall owner in an agricultural and sideline products market in Nantong has been selling poisonous vegetables for a long time", and registered small accounts in batches to increase the popularity, causing panic among the masses, causing adverse effects, and seriously disrupting social order. Tang and three others have been taken criminal compulsory measures by the public security organs in accordance with the law, and the case is being further investigated.
Case 8
Lianyungang Zhang fabricated an online rumor case of "being attacked by three armed people on the street late at night". On March 17 this year, in order to gain attention and attract fans, Zhang fabricated and published rumors through a platform that "he was attacked by three armed people on the way back from supper last night", and used white gauze, band-aids, lipsticks and other props to pose and make videos of injuries, causing adverse social impact and disrupting public order. Zhang has been administratively punished by the public security organs.
Case 9
Taizhou Qi Moumou fabricated the Internet rumor case of "Hailing's 90-year-old man broke up and was sentenced for arson". On March 5 this year, in order to gain attention and attract fans, Qi Moumou used AI technology to generate and publish rumors and information that "a 90-year-old man in Hailing District went to his ex-girlfriend's house to set fire to his house and was sentenced" in order to gain attention and attract fans, causing adverse social impact and disrupting public order. Qi Moumou has been administratively punished by the public security organs.
Case 10
Changzhou Ji Moumou fabricated an online rumor case of "the vehicle owed money was smashed". On February 2 this year, in order to gain attention and attract fans, Ji Moumou, without verifying the original situation, deliberately posted a video of the scene of the vehicle being smashed due to family conflicts taken on the side of the road, saying "the fate of owing money", and released it through the online platform, causing adverse social impact and disrupting public order. Ji Moumou has been administratively punished by the public security organs.
Police remind
The Internet is not a place outside the law, and it is important to keep in mind what you say and do. The vast number of netizens should strengthen the identification and identification of all kinds of "eye-catching" information on the Internet, so that they do not spread rumors, do not spread rumors, and do not believe rumors. At the same time, you are welcome to report to the "Internet Crime Reporting Website" (
https://cyberpolice.mps.gov.cn/) Report leads on online rumors. If their lawful rights and interests are infringed upon by online rumors, they should retain relevant evidence as soon as possible, make complaints and reports to the platform to stop the spread of rumors, and may also protect their lawful rights and interests through legal proceedings and other channels.
Source: China Police Network