China News Service, May 30. Recently, a screenshot of "6 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia found in an industrial park in the Hefei High-tech Zone" has been circulating on the Internet, causing concern. In this regard, the official Weibo of the Baohe Branch of the Hefei Public Security Bureau issued a notice on the 30th that after investigation and verification, the information was false, and the publisher Hong Moumou was sentenced to three days of administrative detention.
The notice pointed out that, after investigation, the screenshot content was Hong Moumou (female, 29 years old, head of the administrative department of a food company in Hefei City) after hearing the news, edited and published in the unit announcement. Cheng Mou (male, 30 years old, Hong Moumou colleague) forwarded it after seeing it. After investigation and verification by the police, the information was false.
On May 30, 2020, because of fictitious facts disturbing public order, Hong Moumou was sentenced to three days of administrative detention; Cheng Mou was fined a public security fine of 300 yuan.
The police reminded that the Internet is not an extra-legal place, and the majority of netizens are requested not to spread rumors, believe or spread rumors, and jointly maintain a healthy network environment and a good social order.
Screenshot of the official Weibo of Baohe Branch of Hefei Public Security Bureau