Summoned young man for spreading false information on Facebook

Based on the murder case that happened in Vinh Phuc, Cao Thai Duong used his Facebook account to spread false information, causing public confusion.

Viet Tri City Police, Phu Tho Province, has just summoned Cao Thai Duong (born in 1993, residing in Zone 10, Nong Trang Ward, Viet Tri City) to clarify the act of spreading false information on Facebook.

Subject Cao Thai Duong.

Accordingly, on July 8, on his personal Facebook page, Duong posted information under the title: "Another murder case of beheading in Viet Tri - Phu Tho due to debt for buying a phone". The content of the article is based on the details of the murder case that occurred in Vinh Phuc province on July 3, 2017, only changing the name, age of the victim, the perpetrator and the location of the crime. Then he used his personal image to post on Facebook.

Immediately after the above article was posted, hundreds of people immediately accessed and shared it, causing panic among the public and affecting the political security and social order and safety situation in the locality.

On the morning of July 9, the Investigation Agency of Viet Tri City Police summoned Cao Thai Duong to clarify the act of spreading the above rumor.

At the police station, Duong confessed that after logging on to Facebook and seeing his friends posting articles with untrue content to tease each other, Duong also logged on to the Brank application and downloaded the existing article, only changing a few information to post on Facebook.

After 1 hour of posting, about 20 friends shared and called Duong to ask if the incident was true or not. At this time, the subject realized the seriousness of what he did and removed it himself, however, too many people had accessed and read the inaccurate information spread by Cao Thai Duong.

Currently, the case is being further investigated by the Viet Tri City Police Department./.

According to VOV