Nghe An police fined 02 cases of posting fake news, untrue news
The Department of Internal Political Security, Nghe An Provincial Police has just issued a decision to punish 02 cases of posting fake and untrue information on social networks.
Previously, through the work of grasping the situation, the Internal Political Security Department, Nghe An Police discovered that the Tiktok account "PTC" posted fake images and information said to be the speech of National Assembly delegate Truong Trong Nghia, National Assembly Delegation of Ho Chi Minh City, 15th term.
The content of the speech mentioned the injustice in salary payment of different professions. After being posted, this article attracted more than 11,100 likes and nearly 4,000 comments. The police force determined that this was a fake and untrue act that affected and offended the image, honor and reputation of individual National Assembly deputies, creating conflicting and complicated public opinions, causing insecurity and disorder.
The Internal Political Security Department quickly verified the TikTok account owner to proceed with the case according to regulations. At the police station, the owner of the TikTok account "PTC" is Mr. HTB (41 years old, residing in Vinh city, Nghe An province) who stated that after listening to news, he saw the image of National Assembly delegate Truong Trong Nghia at the National Assembly Hall, so he took the image of this delegate, edited the content himself and inserted it to make readers believe that this was the statement of this delegate and posted it on social networks. Mr. B. said that this was to create a forum and debate on social networks to increase interaction for his personal account, serving sales.
Through working, Mr. B. realized that his behavior was a violation of the law. On March 25, 2025, the Internal Political Security Department issued a decision to administratively fine Mr. HTB 7.5 million VND for providing and sharing fake information, false information, distorting, slandering, and insulting the reputation of agencies, organizations, and the honor and dignity of individuals. Mr. B. also removed the post on his personal account and pledged to strictly comply with the legal regulations on posting information on social networks.
On the same day, the Internal Political Security Department also issued a decision to impose an administrative fine of VND 7.5 million on Mr. DTS (39 years old, residing in Vinh City, Nghe An Province) for the act of "Providing and sharing fabricated information, causing panic among the people, inciting violence...".
Previously, Mr. S. used his personal Facebook to post on a traffic safety forum in Nghe An with the following content:“Hey, there was just a case of intentional stabbing to death in Visip. If anyone has any information, please post it for us to read.”The article mentions a traffic accident that occurred in front of the gate of VSIP Industrial Park (Hung Nguyen town) on the afternoon of March 3, 2025.
The post quickly attracted more than 600 interactions and 500 comments. The police agency has verified the information in the post. The police agency's forensic results show that the traffic accident at that time did not show signs of "intentional stabbing to death" as the author posted.
During the investigation, Mr. S. admitted that he did not directly witness the accident, but out of curiosity, he posted to ask for information and create a forum for the online community to share and follow.