Three netizens in Chengdu were investigated according to law for publishing false information about the epidemic. Should they be severely punished for spreading rumors?

Our country’s laws have clear provisions, and those who spread rumors will be severely punished in accordance with the law!

The Chinese people are united and united to defeat the raging epidemic and maintain a stable life. However, the global epidemic has not been eliminated. The epidemic in many countries is still serious and has mutated. , therefore prevention and control work cannot be careless. The epidemic has not passed and strict control is still needed. Therefore, people across the country are paying close attention to the epidemic. However, some people take advantage of the opportunity to spread false information. Such malicious intentions will inevitably be severely punished by law!

Three netizens in Chengdu were investigated according to law for publishing false information about the epidemic

Three netizens published false news about the epidemic online, one was a middle-aged man in his late fifties. The man said on WeChat that Chengdu had been sealed off, and he emphasized that it was true. A woman in her thirties also spread the news on WeChat that a certain building had tested positive. There was also an underage girl who spread the news on Weibo that five cases had been diagnosed in a certain place. These individuals were investigated in accordance with the law.

Should spreading rumors be severely punished?

With people paying so much attention to the epidemic, hearsay and baseless information about the epidemic disrupts normal epidemic prevention work and misleads people who pay attention to the information. Such behavior is very infuriating.

The epidemic situation has been officially notified by relevant departments. Official notifications are released after layers of screening and strict confirmation. Spreading epidemic information without basis should be severely punished. Among the three people who spread false epidemic information, two have been administratively detained in accordance with the law. The other was given serious critical education because he was a minor.

Information published on the Internet must also be based on facts

Nowadays, when the Internet is so developed, people always want to speak freely on the Internet. However, the Internet is not a place outside the law, nor can it Nonsense. Spread baseless information, speak freely, and do whatever you want. They will also be severely punished by law.