What is the crime of publishing false statements?

Legal analysis: publishing untrue information on the Internet is a crime of libel and insult. Spreading false information without serious impact does not constitute a crime. If it is just a general verbal attack or slander, it can be dealt with according to civil law. Only when the spread of gossip has seriously damaged the victim's spirit and seriously affected his life, and there is evidence to prove it, the victim can bring a lawsuit to the court.

Legal basis: Article 25 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Public Security Administration Punishment commits one of the following acts, and shall be detained for more than five days and less than ten days, and may be fined up to five hundred yuan; If the circumstances are relatively minor, they shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than five hundred yuan:

(a) spreading rumors, lying about dangerous situations, epidemics, warnings or deliberately disturbing public order by other means;

(2) throwing false explosive, toxic, radioactive and corrosive substances or infectious disease pathogens to disturb public order;

(3) Threatening to set fire, explode or throw dangerous substances to disturb public order.