Punish Facebook for spreading false information about child kidnapping

On July 14, news from Quang Binh Provincial Police said they were completing documents to prepare to punish a number of individuals who posted and shared fabricated and inaccurate information, causing public confusion on social networks.

False and unverified information has unintentionally helped bad guys take advantage. Facebook screenshot.

Recently, in Quang Binh province, there have been unverified rumors about the kidnapping of children; on many personal Facebook pages, there have been reports that some individuals have repeatedly carried out many unsuccessful kidnappings of children in the area; untrue rumors about cases of kidnapping and organ harvesting...

The above information spread very quickly, causing public panic, disrupting people's lives. After initial verification, the results showed that the above information was completely fabricated and inaccurate.

“When receiving information, people need to verify and be cautious before sharing it widely on social networks, because sharing false information will unintentionally help bad guys, affecting people's lives and social order and security,” said a police leader of Quang Binh province.

It is known that the act of "providing false information, slandering, distorting, or insulting the reputation of an agency or organization or the honor and dignity of an individual" will be subject to a fine of 20-30 million VND; a warning, non-custodial reform for up to 2 years, or imprisonment from 3 months to 2 years for those who fabricate or spread things known to be fabricated in order to insult the honor or cause damage to the rights and legitimate interests of others, or fabricate that others have committed crimes and denounce them to competent authorities.

According to Lao Dong