Anonymous rumors bear legal responsibility

First, can you sue for rumors?

Those who make rumors can be prosecuted, and if the circumstances are serious, the criminal responsibility of the other party can be investigated.

Rumor is an infringement of reputation. According to the provisions of the Civil Code, it can be required to stop the infringement, restore its reputation, eliminate the influence, make an apology, and demand compensation for losses. Anyone suspected of committing a crime may be investigated for criminal responsibility.

Article 179th of the Civil Code bears civil liability mainly in the following ways:

(1) stop the infringement;

(2) remove obstacles;

(3) eliminating danger;

(4) returning property;

5] restitution;

(six) repair, rework and replacement;

(7) continue to perform;

8. Compensation for losses.

Nine, pay liquidated damages.

Ten, eliminate the influence, restore reputation;

(11) Apologize.

Where punitive damages are prescribed by law, such provisions shall prevail.

The ways of bearing civil liability as stipulated in this article can be applied separately or in combination.

Second, what legal responsibilities do rumors need to bear?

The legal liability for spreading rumors includes civil liability, criminal liability and administrative liability.

Article 25 of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment: Anyone who commits one of the following acts 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.

Recruit. Com reminds you that if this illegal act causes more serious consequences, it may constitute the crime of fabricating false terrorist information and be investigated for criminal responsibility.

Third, what is a rumor?

Spreading rumors means creating rumors and stirring up trouble. Rumor is a manifestation of infringing on the reputation right of others. If the circumstances are minor, you just need to apologize to the victim. If the circumstances are serious and bring serious consequences to the victim, he may need to bear criminal responsibility.

Legal objectivity:

Article 42 of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law shall be detained for less than five days or fined less than five hundred yuan for any of the following acts; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan: (1) writing threatening letters or threatening the personal safety of others by other means; (2) publicly insulting others or fabricating facts to slander others; (six) voyeurism, sneak shots, eavesdropping, spreading the privacy of others. Article 246 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) publicly insults others or fabricates facts to slander others by violence or other means, if the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights. The crimes mentioned in the preceding paragraph, except those that seriously endanger social order and national interests, can only be dealt with by telling. If the victim informs the people's court of the acts specified in the first paragraph through the information network, but it is really difficult to provide evidence, the people's court may request the public security organ to provide assistance.