Question: I saw a Facebook account spreading rumors about a dike break in Hai Duong on its personal page. If it is determined that the person is spreading false rumors, will he be punished?
NGUYEN THU (Thanh Ha)
Reply:
According to Article 101 of Decree 15/2020/ND-CP, amended by Clause 37, Article 1 of Decree 14/2022/ND-CP, which stipulates the responsibility for using social networking services and electronic information pages established through social networks, the act of taking advantage of social networks to provide and share fake information, false information, distorted information, slander, and insulting the reputation of agencies, organizations, honor, and dignity of individuals will be fined from 10 to 20 million VND.
In addition, violators are required to remove false or misleading information or information that violates the law.
Thus, if the person spreading false rumors about the dike break is identified, the authorities will handle it according to the law.
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