delicacies
It brings endless happiness to many families
But online rumors about food and product safety,
It may cast a shadow over this happiness
The most common foods
It is often easier to become the target of rumors
Can "eggs" also be artificial?
A statement said
"Fake eggs pretending to be real eggs"
of the production video
Went viral
Advertised as "technology and hard work"
Cause public panic
But what is the truth?
Popular science time
What are online food and product safety rumors?
Online food and product safety rumors refer to fabricating or exaggerating the existence of quality problems in a certain type of food or product, causing public resistance to such food or product, and causing losses to the producers and sellers of such food or products.
The dangers of online rumors
(1) Causing social shocks, endangering public safety, or harming the public interest.
(2) Disrupting people's thoughts, psychology and behavior.
(3) Online rumors mislead public opinion.
Legal liability for spreading online rumors
Civil Liability
If the spread of rumors infringes upon the right to reputation of individual citizens or infringes upon the goodwill of legal persons, they shall bear the responsibility of stopping the infringement, restoring their reputation, eliminating the impact, making formal apologies and compensating for losses in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China.
Administrative Responsibility
Article 25 of the "People's Republic of China Public Security Administration Punishment Law": Anyone who commits any of the following acts shall be detained for not less than 5 days but not more than 10 days, and may also be fined up to 500 yuan; where the circumstances are more minor, they are to be detained for up to 5 days or fined up to 500 RMB:
(1) Spreading rumors, falsely reporting dangers, epidemics, or police information, or intentionally disrupting public order by other means;
(2) Discharging false explosive, toxic, radioactive, corrosive substances, infectious disease pathogens, or other dangerous substances, disrupting public order;
(3) Threatening to disrupt public order by setting fires, exploding, or discharging dangerous substances.
criminal responsibility
Article 221 of the People's Republic of China Criminal Law: Whoever fabricates and disseminates false facts, harms the commercial reputation or reputation of goods, causes major losses to others, or has other serious circumstances, is to be sentenced to up to two years imprisonment or short-term detention and/or a fine.
Capital Internet Police Tips
Facing all kinds of information on the Internet
Be rational at all times
Don't easily believe unverified rumors
Don't believe rumors, don't spread rumors, don't spread rumors
Jointly maintain a healthy network environment.
Source: Capital Internet Police