Facebook page owner who spread rumors about African swine fever summoned for questioning.
The owner of the Facebook page "Maternity Fashion Mami" was summoned for questioning for posting false information about African swine fever, causing public panic.
Deputy Director of the Department of Broadcasting, Television and Electronic Information (Ministry of Information and Communications) Le Quang Tu Do has just signed an invitation to a Facebook page owner selling fashionable maternity dresses to clarify the false information about African swine fever that the page had posted.
According to the summons, on the afternoon of March 11th, a representative of the Facebook account "Mami Fashion Maternity Wear" must appear at the headquarters of the Department of Broadcasting, Television and Electronic Information to discuss the dissemination of false information and images about African swine fever potentially spreading to humans and calls to boycott pork. These false statements were previously posted on this Facebook page on March 2nd.
According to the Department of Broadcasting and Electronic Information, if the owner of this Facebook account does not appear for questioning as requested, the Department will coordinate with relevant agencies to handle the case in accordance with the law.
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According to scientists, African swine fever does not spread to humans. |
Earlier, on the morning of March 8th, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien signed a document sent to the Ministry of Information and Communications requesting action against several individuals who had posted false information about African swine fever, including the Fanpage "Dam Bau Thoi Trang Mami".
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| A Facebook business owner selling fashion items posted inaccurate information about African swine fever. |
Authorities, after verification and investigation, have confirmed that the images on this Facebook page were "taken from various online newspapers; specifically, these are images of tapeworm disease in pigs that occurred in Binh Phuoc in November 2018." Furthermore, according to scientists, African swine fever does not spread to humans...