Fined 10 million VND for fabricating information about digging up 800 sick pigs for sale
A Facebook account posted false information claiming that 800 buried pigs with disease were dug up for sale, so it was fined 10 million VND.
On March 27, the Chief Inspector of the Department of Information and Communications of Dak Nong province issued a decision to impose an administrative penalty for posting false information on Facebook.
False information posted affects the livestock industry.
Accordingly, the person fined was Ms. TTTH (residing in Gia Nghia town, Dak Nong province), the fine was 10 million VND for posting an article with false information about 800 diseased pigs being buried and then dug up for sale, causing much confusion and affecting the local livestock industry.
On March 2, the TTH Facebook account posted information claiming that traders had dug up 800 pigs that had been buried and destroyed to sell. Along with the information, the Facebook owner also posted pictures of dead pigs lying everywhere from the yard to the house, causing many people to worry. After posting for a while, the Facebook account owner proactively removed the false information and posted a correction.
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Veterinary staff are checking for disease in pigs. |
According to the leader of Dak Mil District People's Committee, up to now, there has not been any disease outbreak in the pig herd in the district. The Facebook account owner posted false information with pictures of dead pigs lying around, which could easily cause misunderstanding and affect the local livestock industry, so the District People's Committee has directed the police and related units to investigate and handle the matter according to regulations.
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Maximum prevention of African swine fever from spreading to the South. |
Previously, two Facebook accounts that spread false information about African swine fever and pork infected with tapeworms were fined from 10 to 20 million VND by authorities.