Are there any cases of panic caused by April Fool's jokes?

On April 1 day, 2005, it was reported that the Yellow River Railway Bridge in fenglingdu in Yuncheng area collapsed and a train crashed into the Yellow River. After the news came out, the local people and the media rushed to the scene only to find that the bridge was safe and sound. It turns out that this is just a false news. In the subsequent investigation by the police, it was learned that the news only came from an April Fool's joke. On April 1 day, 2005, a shocking news spread all over the streets of Yuncheng, Shanxi. Fenglingdu Yellow River Railway Bridge collapsed and a passing train crashed into the Yellow River. After hearing the news, people nearby rushed to the scene of the accident. Hundreds of people from dozens of miles in Fiona Fang keep flocking to the direction of the bridge, and even if it is dark, they can't stop their desire. The local TV station "The First Time" also learned the news that afternoon, and felt that the incident was significant and immediately sent two reporters to the scene of the accident. At that time, two reporters of this column were interviewing near the incident site, so they were sent to the scene as the first reporters. At the same time, reporters from the Second Road, hundreds of miles away from the scene of the "accident", are also preparing all kinds of camera equipment and rushing to the scene. At the same time, they didn't forget to bring dry food on the way, because they definitely didn't have time to eat after arriving at the scene, and the scene was definitely blocked. Fenglingdu Yellow River Railway Bridge is located in the Golden Triangle of the Yellow River at the junction of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan provinces. It is an important traffic artery in and out of Shanxi Province. The bridge is completely closed and pedestrians are not allowed to pass. But on this day, more and more people heard the news, and the officers and men of the armed police guarding the bridge finally had to deal with it according to the emergency plan. At about 5: 30 p.m., a reporter from Yuncheng TV Station also came to the bridge, only to find that the Yellow River Railway Bridge still stands firmly on the wide river surface, with a length of114 meters and 24 piers not damaged at all. The reporter didn't believe his eyes, so he interviewed the peasants working under the bridge and the armed police soldiers guarding the bridge, but everyone on the bridge said that there was no movement on the bridge all afternoon. Despite this, people from seven miles and eight townships nearby keep flocking here. Seeing this situation, the reporters who rushed to the bridge were still a little uneasy. Finally, at 7: 45 pm, they left the scene after seeing a train pass the Yellow River Railway Bridge safely in fenglingdu. However, the news that Fenglingdu Yellow River Bridge collapsed and a train crashed into the Yellow River has already spread all over the city and reached the ears of Yuncheng Municipal Party Committee Secretary. At that time, Huang Yongquan, secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, said that this matter must be seriously investigated. At the same time, after discovering that it was false information, Yuncheng TV reporter reported the case to the local public security organ on the grounds that someone lied about the danger and disturbed social order. The Public Security Detachment of Yuncheng Public Security Bureau and Yanhu District Branch of Shanxi Province began to investigate the case. They first found Mr. Ren who called the TV hotline. Mr. Ren said that on April 1 day, he and two colleagues went to the Automobile College of the Police College to handle affairs. It was his colleague Jiao Zhikun who told them the news after hearing about it in the automobile school office. After listening to Jiao Zhikun's news, the enthusiastic Mr. Ren thought it was important and immediately called the hotline of the local TV station. The reporter went to find Jiao Zhikun, who heard the news, and never found it. Jiao Zhikun, they heard someone calling the vice principal of the automobile school to say such news. Then who is this caller? After investigation, the police learned that this call was made by Zhao, the vice president of the automobile school, through his younger brother in fenglingdu village. Zhao's younger brother Zhao lives 20 kilometers away from Fenglingdu Bridge on the Yellow River. How did he learn the news? It turned out that Zhao was working on the construction site that day. When he heard that everyone was talking about it and many people ran to see what had happened, he immediately reported the news to his brother. Zhao said that everyone around him knew the news, so how did it come from? Because there were many people spreading news and the sources were complicated, the police visited three counties and finally confirmed that the news was provided by a man named Zhang Yongjie. Zhang Yongjie, who just turned 8 April this year 18, graduated from junior high school and worked in a factory in fenglingdu Town, Yuncheng City. On April 65, 438+0, he told the news to his good friend Liang Yong for the first time. Liang Yong Zhang Yongjie said that because April 1 was April Fool's Day, he joked with his good friend Liang Yong that the railway bridge in fenglingdu had collapsed and immediately called his good friend Zhao, who works in Yuncheng, to report. In order to achieve a realistic effect, he told his friend Zhao Yi that a train had fallen into the Yellow River. He doesn't know what will happen when the news spreads. Zhao, who works hundreds of miles away, believed the news and called his family in the countryside near the railway bridge. In this way, a joke spread from the countryside to the city, and from the city to the countryside, wandering around Yuncheng like a broken kite. After hearing the news, people in Fiona Fang for dozens of miles went to see it with all kinds of feelings, but finally found that the Yellow River Railway Bridge in fenglingdu was safe and sound. The cause of the incident turned out to be just a teenager's joke. After finding out the facts, Yuncheng Public Security Bureau decided to put Zhang Yongjie and Jiao Zhikun, who played an important role in this incident, in administrative detention for 7 days to 15 days respectively. Afterwards, Zhang Yongjie regretted his behavior. Jiao Zhikun, who confirmed the source of the clue to the TV station, has not yet been brought to justice.