Posting false information about the female student in Do Luong, woman fined 7.5 million VND

Previously, on November 2, 2023, Do Luong District Police discovered a number of accounts posting a video of a group of female students fighting with many conflicting comments on social media. Through verification, Do Luong District Police determined that the posted video reflected the content of the incident that occurred on September 23, 2023, when a number of students had a personal conflict that led to a scuffle and fight. Afterwards, the students reconciled and left.

Notably, although she herself was not a witness, did not know the nature of the incident, and had only watched the viral video, Ms. TT D still interpreted the content and posted false information on her personal account, causing public confusion.

After working with the police, Ms. TT D was fully aware of the problem, saying that she was careless and had not fully understood the content of the video clip, but had only watched it briefly. Because she was impatient, she posted it on her personal account for many people to know. Ms. TT D admitted that the above behavior was a violation of the law, and at the same time posted a correction and pledged not to repeat the offense.

Tan Ky District Police have issued a decision to impose an administrative fine of 7.5 million VND for the act.“Providing and sharing fabricated information, causing confusion among the people”Pursuant to Point d, Clause 1, Article 101, Decree No. 15/2020/ND-CP dated February 3, 2020 of the Government stipulating administrative sanctions for violations in the fields of post, telecommunications, radio frequencies, information technology and electronic transactions (amended and supplemented by Decree No. 14/2022/ND-CP dated November 27, 2022 of the Government).

The Public Security Agency recommends that social network users strictly comply with legal regulations, be alert when receiving information, especially articles and videos with unclear content and nature of the incident, unofficial information sources; absolutely do not post or share information that violates the law, insults honor and dignity, affects organizations and individuals; do not use offensive language, violates customs and traditions...