A man in Xunyi, Shaanxi Province, was arrested for 5 days for posting rumors about the epidemic on the online platform.

　　On December 25, a man in Xunyi County, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province was detained for 5 days for publishing rumors about the epidemic on the online platform.

　　WeChat official account, the official WeChat of Xunyi County Public Security Bureau, issued a warning notice on December 25th, saying that on December 25th, Taicun police station investigated and dealt with a case of publishing false epidemic-related information suspected of fabricating facts to disturb public order.

　　After investigation, at 22 o’clock on December 24th, Zheng Jiazhen resident Zheng Moumou posted an epidemic rumor on his personal Tik Tok account, such as "It’s over, it’s all over, one case was diagnosed in Changwu County, two cases were diagnosed in Jingyang County, and the black car in Xunyi County was pulled back to be positive, which led to the closure of the county", which caused netizens’ concern and reprinting, causing panic among the masses and adverse social impact.

　　Zheng Moumou spread false content on the Internet and was suspected of disturbing public order. According to Article 25 of the Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Public Security Administration Punishment, he was punished by Xunyi County Public Security Bureau for five days of administrative detention.

　　Xunyi police reminded that the Internet is not a place of extra-legality, and epidemic prevention and control is the common responsibility of the whole society. Please ask the masses and netizens to abide by the law, pay attention to authoritative release in time, and do not make rumors, believe in rumors or spread rumors. At the same time, support and cooperate with the control measures of epidemic prevention staff to jointly fight the epidemic prevention and control.