April 11, 2024
Rumor Hundreds of people were injured in the 4.7-magnitude earthquake in Shangri-La City, Diqing, Yunnan Province?
Truth: At 22:07 on April 9, 2024, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck Shangri-La City, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, and some netizens posted pictures of "building collapse" and said that "hundreds of people have been injured". In this regard, the WeChat public account of "Diqing Release" issued a response that at present, no casualties have been reported, and local communications, power supply, and transportation are normal. After verification, the pictures of the "building collapse" circulated on the Internet are also not related to the earthquake, and some self-media have used methods such as piecing together old pictures and videos of the Internet to seriously mislead netizens by means of piecing together old pictures and videos of the Shangri-La earthquake. (Source: Yunnan Internet Joint Rumor Refutation Platform, "Diqing Release" WeChat public account)
Myth Fava beans contain toxic substances, and eating them raw can cause "fava bean disease"?
Truth: This statement is very loose, and for most ordinary people who do not have this disease, eating broad beans in moderation does not cause health problems, so there is no need to worry.
But about 5% of the world's population suffers from an inherited enzyme deficiency – glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. People who lack this enzyme in the body will be unable to be processed in time because the oxidizing components in the broad bean can not be processed in time, resulting in oxidative hemolysis of red blood cells, and patients will have symptoms such as fever and jaundice, and in severe cases, coma, shock and even organ failure, which will be life-threatening. This disease, also known as "fava bean disease", can be caused by fava beans, so such patients should not eat fava beans. In addition, if the baby eats broad beans for the first time, he must control the amount, observe whether there are any adverse reactions, and send him to the hospital immediately if there is any abnormality. (Source: Science Refutes Rumors)
Note: In March 2024, 18.532 million reports of illegal and negative information were accepted nationwide
Details: In March 2024, the Whistleblowing Center of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) instructed cyberspace reporting departments at all levels and major website platforms across the country to accept 18.532 million reports of illegal and negative information such as pornography, gambling, infringement, and rumors from netizens, an increase of 0.4% month-on-month and 10.9% year-on-year. Among them, the reporting center of the Central Cyberspace Administration accepted 415,000 reports, down 19.2 percent month-on-month and 6.2 percent year-on-year; local network information reporting departments accepted 1.03 million reports, up 34 percent month-on-month and 39.2 percent year-on-year; and major website platforms across the country accepted 17.087 million reports, down 0.5 percent month-on-month and 10.1 percent year-on-year. Among the reports accepted by major website platforms across the country, the number of reports accepted by major commercial website platforms accounted for 93.3%, reaching 15.937 million. (Source: Reporting Center of the Cyberspace Administration of China)
Source: China Internet Joint Rumor Refutation Platform