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spreading earthquake rumors will be dealt with! hefei police announced 4 typical cases

2024-09-30

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at 20:08 on september 18, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in liangyuan town, feidong county. after the earthquake, investigation revealed that there were no casualties or house collapses. however, some netizens spread earthquake rumors and information on the internet, and the public security organs have dealt with them in accordance with the law. four typical cases are now announced as follows:

typical cases

1. case where guo fabricated the rumor that "feidong earthquake caused 6 deaths"

on september 19, guo posted a video on douyin, claiming that a 4.7-magnitude earthquake in feidong killed six people, triggering panic among local residents and seriously disrupting social order. after the earthquake, investigation revealed that there were no casualties or house collapses.

currently, guo is under administrative detention in accordance with the law for fabricating facts to disrupt public order.

2. the case of zhou fabricating the rumor that "a 6.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in hefei"

on september 18, 2024, a wechat netizen named zhou fabricated and posted a rumor in wechat moments that "a 6.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in hefei, and a major situation occurred in a factory currently located in hefei high-tech zone." after investigation, it was found that in order to gain attention and attract attention, zhou deliberately fabricated facts and exaggerated the magnitude of the earthquake so that he could sell job recruitment information, trigger panic among the masses and disrupt public order.

currently, zhou is subject to administrative punishment in accordance with the law for fabricating facts to disrupt public order.

3. wang and zheng fabricated"all staff from the hefei earthquake bureau have evacuated"rumor case

on september 26, wechat netizen zheng made up the rumor that "all staff of the hefei earthquake bureau have been evacuated, and the sichuan earthquake bureau has detected a major earthquake of magnitude 6.0 or more in hefei within 15 days." he posted it in the wechat group, triggering the public attention, disturbing public order.

according to zheng's confession, when he was walking, he heard his friend wang say that his wife was a staff member of the hefei earthquake bureau, and that all staff of the hefei earthquake bureau had been evacuated. after wang arrived at the case, he confessed that he deliberately fabricated facts and fabricated relevant rumors out of vanity.

currently, zheng and wang are under administrative detention in accordance with the law for fabricating facts to disrupt public order.

4. a case in which xu fabricated the rumor of "jumping from the third floor and becoming the only victim of the earthquake"

on september 18, xu posted a video through an online platform saying that when an earthquake occurred in hefei, he decisively jumped from the third floor to escape and became the only victim of the earthquake. after investigation, xu fabricated a previous photo of himself drunk and lying on the ground as a photo of himself injured after jumping from the third floor in order to attract fans. the video attracted a lot of attention from netizens and disrupted public order.

currently, xu is under administrative detention in accordance with the law for fabricating facts to disrupt public order.

police reminder

for earthquake-related information, please refer to the official official notification. for illegal activities that fabricate and spread false information and disrupt public order, the public security organs will investigate and deal with them in accordance with the law. we hope that the majority of netizens will actively resist online rumors, refrain from spreading rumors, believe in rumors, and spread rumors, and work together to build a clean internet home.