Two netizens have been administratively detained, spreading rumors that a flour brand in Handan has been investigated for adding carcinogens. Account | Company | Brand
Recently, the Network Patrol Detachment of Handan Public Security Bureau and Daming County Public Security Bureau jointly investigated and dealt with a malicious rumor that fabricated and spread food safety issues in key enterprises in Handan City. Two violators were administratively detained, and the rumor spreading network account was shut down and cancelled.
On July 25, the public security organ found in its work that an Internet user released a video on the Tiktok platform, saying: "Wudeli, the top selling flour in China, was investigated for adding the carcinogen borax. Did you eat it?". This information involves food safety issues of key enterprises in Handan City, which has attracted widespread attention. After multiple verifications, it has been found that Wudeli Enterprise in Handan City has never experienced such a food safety accident. This information is rumored and seriously damages the reputation of the enterprise and the business environment in Handan City.
The Network Patrol Detachment of Handan Public Security Bureau immediately carried out on-site verification work and guided the Daming County Public Security Bureau in handling cases. It is found that the information publisher is Jimou. In order to win praise and attention, attract traffic and seek benefits, he deliberately fabricated rumors and released them on the Tiktok platform. Tiktok's account "Drunken Dream Red Dust" edited the rumor information again and released it. The user of the account was Mr. Wei, who said that it was the untrue information about Wudeli flour enterprises seen in the headlines today. In order to attract attention and earn traffic, without verifying the authenticity of the information, I used AI video editing software to create a work about Wudeli flour enterprises adding the carcinogen borax and released it to its Tiktok account, causing 1.069 million hits.
After Ji and Wei arrived at the case, they confessed to their illegal behavior and issued an apology statement on their false information platform to eliminate the negative impact on Wudeli Enterprise. According to Article 25, Paragraph 1 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Public Security Administration Punishments, the Daming County Public Security Bureau has imposed an administrative detention of 5 days on the two individuals in accordance with the law, and has taken measures to shut down and cancel their online accounts for spreading rumors.
It is understood that according to the deployment of the Ministry of Public Security's summer public security crackdown and rectification action, the city's public security organs are continuing to carry out a special action to crack down on online rumors. Handan Public Security Bureau and Handan Internet Information Office jointly issued the Notice on Strengthening the Local "We Media" Management and Cracking Down on and Rectification of Online Rumors in accordance with the law, resolutely cracking down on and rectification of online rumors, and maintaining a good business network environment and network order in Handan. Here, the public security organs remind netizens to strictly abide by relevant laws and regulations, to use the internet in a civilized and rational manner, not to spread rumors, not to believe in rumors, and to jointly create a clear and orderly online space.