After the 3.7-magnitude earthquake in Jiujiang County, rumors appeared on the Internet immediately, saying that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6. 1 would occur. Jiujiang Earthquake Disaster Reduction Bureau reminds the general public not to believe in rumors and not to panic. Those who publish and spread rumors will be investigated for legal responsibility.
On June17th, 2 1: 37, Wang (the net name is "the star of tomorrow") posted "Run for your lives. According to reliable information, an earthquake of magnitude 6. 1 0 will occur at/kloc-0: 26, for fun and to amuse the group of friends. In the news, the group of friends immediately released a "20151710: 26: 25" earthquake with magnitude of 6. 1 will occur in Xunyang District, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, with focal depth of 13.9 km. I hope that the general public will be prepared in advance! China Seismological Network Express ". Immediately, the group friends Fu Mou, Wan Mou and Wan Mou posted the false information on WeChat respectively. Lushan District Public Security Bureau criticized and educated four people, including Yu Mou, who forwarded false information without verification, and imposed administrative detention on Wang according to law 10 public security punishment.
1June 2, 7138, Yang (net name "Xiao Yang, the general distributor of seven old") posted this false information in Tencent's Weibo and QQ space, which caused some netizens to forward and pay attention to it, causing certain negative effects. After Yang arrived at the case, he fully realized his mistake, deleted the original post in time, and released a new post to dispel rumors, taking the initiative to restore social influence. Duchang county Public Security Bureau imposed a public security penalty of administrative detention for 5 days.
Jiujiang police reminded the general public that it is not only a realistic problem that government departments and social organizations must face, but also everyone's action consciousness to resist online rumors and avoid being hurt by rumors. Network belongs to public space, but it is not an illegal place. Spreading rumors or false information on the internet, whether original or forwarded, needs to bear corresponding legal responsibilities.