China News Service, Beijing, November 6 (Reporter Zhou Rui) Zhong Haitao, director of the Law Enforcement Inspection Bureau of the State Administration of Grain and Material Reserves, reported on the 6th three recent cases of disrupting the order of the grain purchase market.
He emphasized that if the circumstances are serious for fabricating and spreading Internet rumors to disrupt the order of the grain purchase market, they will be transferred to the public security organs for investigation and punishment in accordance with relevant regulations.
Case 1: On October 19, 2020, Hu Moumou, the daughter of a legal representative of a grain and oil company in Jiangxi, posted several "Price Adjustment Notices" on WeChat Moments, fabricating "The national grain output has been severely reduced, and the price of grain has risen sharply. "Farmers in the producing areas are reluctant to sell rice, resulting in a shortage of raw grains and looting" and other information quickly spread on the Internet.
The State Bureau of Grain and Material Reserves immediately instructed the Jiangxi Provincial Bureau of Grain and Material Reserves to go to the field to quickly investigate and verify the relevant situation.
After verification, the pictures and content of the online transmission were fabricated by someone Hu, who said that the country’s grain production was reduced due to the disaster, which is an excerpt, quotation, no factual basis, and exaggeration.
At present, the Jiangxi Provincial Food and Material Reserve Bureau has ordered it to withdraw the price adjustment notice from WeChat Moments, and asked friends who have reposted this information to delete the information. At the same time, their personal information posted an apology and clarification in Moments.
Case 2: On October 21, 2020, a rice industry company in Yiyang City, Hunan Province fabricated information such as "This year's grain harvest has been reduced nationwide, and grain sources have been artificially controlled", and issued a rice price increase announcement, which was circulated on the Internet.
The State Bureau of Grain and Material Reserves immediately instructed the Bureau of Grain and Material Reserves of Hunan Province to immediately investigate the facts and take strong measures to properly respond to social concerns.
The Yiyang Municipal Government of Hunan Province has established a joint investigation team of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the Heshan District Government and other departments to deal with online incidents in a timely manner.
After verification, the reasons for the disaster, such as the reduction of grain production across the country and the artificial control of grain sources, are all personal fabrications, with exaggerated elements and no factual basis.
The Development and Reform Commission of Yiyang City and the Heshan District Government interviewed Cao, the head of a rice industry company in Yiyang City.
Cao Moumou deeply reviewed his wrong behavior, and immediately deleted the wrong speech on WeChat, eliminating the bad influence.
Case 3: On October 20th and 21st, 2020, a Hubei Industrial Co., Ltd. and a Hubei Grain Reserve Co., Ltd. fabricated information such as "The impact of domestic and foreign grain production reductions and epidemics, and the price of raw grains rose sharply", and announced the increase in rice prices Announcement and spread on the Internet.
Upon discovering the public opinion, the State Bureau of Grain and Material Reserves immediately requested the Hubei Provincial Grain Bureau in conjunction with relevant parties to quickly understand the situation and properly handle it.
The Hubei Provincial Food Bureau and the Provincial Cyberspace Administration of China quickly conducted verification.
After verification, the statements made in the rice price increase announcement are all exaggerated and have no factual basis.
At present, the Hubei Provincial Food Bureau has ordered relevant units to delete relevant information and take measures to prevent similar incidents from happening.
Zhong Haitao reminded the majority of food operators and consumers not to spread rumors, believe rumors, do not spread rumors, do not trust or spread information related to food security from informal sources, unverified, and do not make subjective guesses, fabricate and spread false information Work together to create a social atmosphere that guarantees national food security.
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